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(@maybandy)

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Sat, June 7, 2025 22:27

Warning: A very large file was encountered: uploads/wp-staging/backups/pppppp.com_20250521-224824_cc500adaaa10.wpstg (size: 914.7 Mb) - two unsuccessful attempts were made to include it, and it will now be omitted from the backup

Warning: A very large file was encountered: uploads/wp-staging/backups/ppppp.com_20250515-211928_6ae162d27eae.wpstg (size: 983.5 Mb) - a second attempt is being made (upon further failure it will be skipped)

Warning: A very large file was encountered: uploads/wp-staging/backups/pppppp.com_20250605-214556_ebcd5e1b99f6.wpstg (size: 642.3 Mb)

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Plugin Support vupdraft
(@vupdraft)

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hi,

When you click on the “add a exclusion rule” you should get 4 options.

Chose the 1st: 1.File/Directory and then navigate to the file that needs excluding

https://snipboard.io/nGytKe.jpg

Thread Starter maybandy
(@maybandy)

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Plugin Support vupdraft
(@vupdraft)

9 months, 3 weeks ago

How did you get along?

Thread Starter maybandy
(@maybandy)

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Well I still needed help and explained in the last post, but I see several of my post of have been deleted?

Thread Starter maybandy
(@maybandy)

9 months, 3 weeks ago

You –

In your screenshot, you are looking at excluding files from “Others” rather than “uploads” (the Uploads is just above this)

If you select the option to exclude file directory navigate to the file policecrimes.com_20250609-132556_d33a47d2dd8d.wpstg and add this this

The full directory of the file is uploads/wp-staging/backups/policecrimes.com_20250609-132556_d33a47d2dd8d.wpstg

*

Me:

policecrimes.com_20250616-225956_a4f6ee3db1b0.wpstg
policecrimes.com_20250619-212732_3b3e564f41e8.wpstg
policecrimes.com_20250622-220113_be00e3f2bfe1.wpstg

That’s all there is, I don’t see what you suggested:

If you select the option to exclude file directory navigate to the file policecrimes.com_20250609-132556_d33a47d2dd8d.wpstg and add this this

The full directory of the file is uploads/wp-staging/backups/policecrimes.com_20250609-132556_d33a47d2dd8d.wpstg

*

im not giving up
Plugin Contributor bcrodua
(@bcrodua)

9 months, 3 weeks ago
Hi @maybandy

Let’s try a couple of options to exclude those .wpstg backup files from being picked up in future backups:

Option 1: Use the Uploads section exclusion
Make sure you’re in the “Uploads” section (not “Others”) under UpdraftPlus > Settings.
In the “Exclude these:” field, add: wp-staging/backups
This will exclude everything inside /wp-content/uploads/wp-staging/backups/, including your .wpstg files.

Option 2: Use a .donotbackup file
You can create a file called: .donotbackup
(no quotes, no file extension) and place it inside the /wp-content/uploads/wp-staging/backups/ folder. UpdraftPlus will automatically exclude that folder and all its contents (and subfolders) from future backups.

Option 3: Exclude by file extension (advanced)
If you want to exclude files based on their extension (like .wpstg), you can add this line to your wp-config.php file:
```
define('UPDRAFTPLUS_EXCLUDE_EXTENSIONS', 'wpstg');
```
This tells UpdraftPlus to ignore any files with the .wpstg extension.

Full FAQ detail here – https://teamupdraft.com/documentation/updraftplus/topics/backing-up/faqs/how-can-i-exclude-certain-files-and-directories-from-a-backup/

Best Wishes,
Bryle
Thread Starter maybandy
(@maybandy)

9 months, 2 weeks ago

I used #2

Thanks

Plugin Contributor bcrodua
(@bcrodua)

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hi @maybandy

Just checking in—can you confirm if everything is working as expected now?

Thanks,
Bryle

Thread Starter maybandy
(@maybandy)

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Everything is great!

I used Option 2: Use a .donotbackup file and it worked.

Thanks