Limits and restoring
What is backed up
Section titled “What is backed up”- All of the site’s files, as one compressed archive.
- The database, for WordPress sites. For any other kind of site the backup contains files only.
How big a site can be
Section titled “How big a site can be”The agent runs on your own hosting, so it’s limited by your host’s time limits. In this first version it works best for sites under roughly 1 to 2 GB. A larger site may stop part-way through. If a backup shows Failed, a very large site is the first thing to suspect.
Where backups are stored
Section titled “Where backups are stored”In cloud storage that is separate from your website’s server, so a failed server doesn’t take your backups with it. Your sites and backups are private to your organization.
Restoring
Section titled “Restoring”SherDore Backup stores your backups and lets you download them. It doesn’t restore them for you. To restore, download the archives and put them back yourself or ask your host:
- Download the Files archive and extract it over your site’s folder.
- For WordPress, download the Database dump and import it with your host’s database tool.
What isn’t included yet
Section titled “What isn’t included yet”- Scheduled, automatic backups
- One-click restore