Space on server for backup

Hi,

“do I have to create a copy of the site on the server and then download it locally?”
> Yes, that is how you do that if you want to save your backups to an external drive.

Do I need the PRO version to download the backup directly locally?
> No, you do not need Premium version for this.

Thanks,
Bryle

You can also add this to your wp-config.php in order to send zip files to remote storage (e.g. Dropbox, Amazon S3, whatever you have chosen) before they are all created, thus saving disk space:

define('UPDRAFTPLUS_UPLOAD_AFTER_CREATE', true);

David

So in this way I don’t need to have 60GB of extra space on the server because the backup will be immediately downloaded to the external drive? So nothing will be occupied on the server?
How do I put this string in my wp-config.php? Is all this safe?
Thank you very much

Hi,

You can use Dropbox, Google Drive and other cloud storage options so the backups will be sent directly there. You can sync your backups to your computer too so you can just transfer the files from your computer to your external drive.

Yes, it is safe to edit the wp-config.php. Just make sure you put the exact line.

Thanks,
Bryle

Be patient with me, but I’m stupid.
So if I choose to use for example Google Drive, no backup will be created on the server (also because I don’t have space), but will the backup go directly to my Google Drive? It’s correct? So in this way I don’t need to edit my wp-config.php? Sorry for the questions, but I’m very worried about my free space on the server and my site is really heavy.
Thanks again

The backup will still be created on your server but not all at once
The backup will be created in chunks and the individual chunks will be uploaded to your remote storage and immediately removed from your server rather than the entire backup being created on your server before being uploaded

Thanks a lot for the answer.
How big are these chunks and what are they made from?
Thanks again