{"id":15533,"date":"2018-09-16T10:54:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T14:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/?p=15533"},"modified":"2022-07-21T13:02:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:02:22","slug":"backup-directory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/total-upkeep\/backup-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting a Backup Directory with Total Upkeep"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/total-upkeep-horizontal-image-2.png\" alt=\"Total Upkeep WordPress Backup Plugin\"><\/p>\n<p>The Total Upkeep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-backup-plugin\/\">plugin<\/a> has configuration options for setting the backup directory, which allows you to choose where your WordPress backups are stored on your web server. The following guide will provide you with information on configuring this location in your WordPress Dashboard.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"setting-your-wordpress-backup-directory\"><b>Setting your WordPress Backup Directory<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Dashboard, navigate to <b>Total Upkeep<\/b> &rarr; <b>Settings<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Using the left hand navigation menu, select <b>Backup Storage<\/b><\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Total-Upkeep-backup-directory-settings-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Total-Upkeep-backup-directory-settings-1-1024x545.png\" alt=\"Pointing at update next to web server\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Total-Upkeep-backup-directory-settings-1-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Total-Upkeep-backup-directory-settings-1-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Total-Upkeep-backup-directory-settings-1-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Total-Upkeep-backup-directory-settings-1.png 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<li>Select and Configure the Backup Directory you wish to use for storing backups<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Save Changes<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations! You now know how to set up your backup directory in Total Upkeep. Next, you may want to <a href=\"\/support\/total-upkeep\/scheduling-backups\/\">configure scheduled backups<\/a> or even <a href=\"\/support\/total-upkeep\/auto-wordpress-updates\/\">learn how to configure automatic upgrades for Plugins and Themes.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Total Upkeep plugin has configuration options for setting the backup directory, which allows you to choose where your WordPress backups are stored on your web server. The following guide will provide you with information on configuring this location in your WordPress Dashboard. Setting your WordPress Backup Directory In the Dashboard, navigate to Total Upkeep [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":529,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"bgseo_title":"Setting up your WordPress Backup Directory | Total Upkeep","bgseo_description":"Total Upkeep keeps your backup files in a directory outside of your WordPress website's root directory for safety. 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