Title: Local Backups
Last modified: June 14, 2026

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# Local Backups

 *  Resolved [jimk1416](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimk1416/)
 * (@jimk1416)
 * [2 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-backups/)
 * If you don’t select any remote storage I assume you can backup locally.
   The Backup/
   Restore shows one file and one database backup but I can’t locate them on the
   server.In the directory _/wp-content/updraft_ there is no backup folder.So where
   are the backup files?

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 *  Thread Starter [jimk1416](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimk1416/)
 * (@jimk1416)
 * [2 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-backups/#post-18937791)
 * OK I see them now but I had to go to Expert Settings and for Backup directory:
   
   I needed to change the directory “updraft” to “updraft/backups” then it worked

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