What cloud provider do you backup your site to?

Hi everyone

I created a script to backup my website but it backed up to the same server which isn't ideal if things go wrong. I changed this to backup to Google Drive (seeing as I pay for this anyway) but I got an email today saying:

|| || |Your file may violate Google Drive's Terms of Service| |"webstite backup.zip" contains content that may violate Google Drive's Malware and Similar Malicious Content policy. Some features related to this file may have been restricted. If you think this is an error and would like the Trust & Safety team to review this file, request a review below.|

So it looks as though I'm going to have to change the way I do this and find another service I can backup my site to.

Google costs me £10 a month for 2TB but I also use it to store photos, work docs etc (1.8TB full) so I was inclined to use this but seeing as Google won't allow me to backup my site, I was hoping to find something else that takes care of not just my site, but my photos as well or should I just keep these separate?

I also pay for iCloud but I don't think that has an api to backup my site to.

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18d

nakfil

18d

Um, are you concerned your site might have malware if Google is flagging the backup?

mvliqio

Developer/Designer

18d

I use OneDrive via Softaculous on cPanel. I'm subscribed to the Office suite anyway, and they include 1TB of storage as part of that for 5.99GBP per month.

ja1me4

18d

I use DO spaces for off loading media, so I use that because I have extra space.

But for a cheaper option check out backblaze.com

GardinerAndrew

18d

I use Updraft which automatically backs up the site once a week and then I save a copy on my PC as well just to be extra safe. I believe I have Manage WP and my host doing backups on a regular basis as well. I know that’s probably too many backups but I’d rather be safe than sorry!

Edit: If Google said that you might want to find out what they are talking about specifically (after making sure the email is actually from Google) Unless you used a nulled theme, that might show a false positive.

marcjaffe

18d

I also use updraft and save to Dropbox which saves to my computer.

MishraWeb

Jack of All Trades

18d

AWS S3 if I have free credits (which are easy to get).
Cloudflare R2 is the best alternate otherwise. They give 15GB free as well.
For even cheaper, Backblaze, and iDrive S3 storage are good as well. I have used them all.

Silveroo81

18d

Best I found for me is Cloudflare R2, it’s an Amazon S3 clone. Super cheap, pennies. Works with Updraft.

retr00ne

18d

Can't you add extra block storage at your host; and backup there.

poopio

18d

Put a password on the zip file?

As far as I'm aware, there's no rule that prevents you from saving zip files to Google Drive, so odds are that their malware scanner is finding something it doesn't like. If you password it, it won't be able scan it.

Having said that, I back up stuff to Dropbox using Updraft Plus - because, as in your case, I'm already paying for it. Depending on how big your site is, you might get away with the free tier, which is 2GB. Most of our sites would fit multiple backups on 2GB.

Breklin76

Jack of All Trades

18d

I use my host’s backup. Daily with a one week retention.

Find a good host that does this for you.

ralopd

18d

Depending on the host, I wouldn't rely on it. Some might keep it on the same server, some in the same data center. (https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/ovhcloud-fire-france-data-center/)

Breklin76

Jack of All Trades

18d

It’s always worked for me. Flywheel, WP Engine, Cloudways or SiteGround.

winston198451

18d

I use Updraft to my personal Google Drive. I keep four copies on the drive. I periodically download a copy locally.

ivicad

Blogger/Designer

17d

We use three different backup solutions, and one of them is the All-in-One WP Migration plugin with pCloud 2.5 TB. We haven't had any issues with that combination so far, in any way.

ibanez450

Designer/Blogger

14d

I use Updraft (pro version) and send backups to Dropbox and OneDrive so the copies are in 2 locations.

I would be concerned about the email from Google Drive (if it’s legit) because there’s nothing in the TOS about saving .zip files which means Google is seeing something in your backup that it thinks is malicious - that’s not normal and you should investigate your site to make sure it’s not compromised. Use a malware scanner like Worfence and if your host has a scanner like Imunify360, ask them to scan your account as well.

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