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title: "How to Backup WordPress to Dropbox"
description: "With the UpdraftPlus plugin, you can backup your WordPress site to a remote storage location such as Email, or FTP. In this tutorial, we will show you how to backup WordPress to Dropbox using the..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/backup-wordpress-to-dropbox/
date: 2018-09-12
modified: 2023-07-07
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["WordPress Plugins"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Backup WordPress to Dropbox

With the [UpdraftPlus](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/updraftplus-backup-plugin/) plugin, you can backup your WordPress site to a remote storage location such as [Email](/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/email-backup/), or [FTP](/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/ftp-backup/). In this tutorial, we will show you how to **backup WordPress to Dropbox** using the UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin.

Since Dropbox stores your site backups on another location from your website, it will still be available to download and [restore](/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/updraftplus-backup-plugin/) if your server is down or inaccessible.

**Note:** You should log into the Dropbox account you want to use for backups before following this guide.

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## Backup WordPress to Dropbox using UpdraftPlus

1. [Log into your WordPress Dashboard](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/).
2. Click **Settings** then **UpdraftPlus** in the navigation menu. ![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_updraftplus-settings.png)
3. Click the **Settings** tab on the *UpdraftPlus Backup/Restore* page. ![Click on the UpdraftPlus Settings in WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_updraftplus-settings-tab.png)
4. Scroll down and click the **Dropbox** option in the *Choose your remote storage* section. ![Choose Dropbox in the Remote Storage section](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_dropbox-backup-option.png)
5. You will then see Dropbox settings below. Choose if you want to backup your **Plugins**, **Themes**, or **Any other directory**.![In the UpdraftPlus Settings, choose what type of data you want to backup to Dropbox](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_files-included-in-backup.png)
6. Scroll down and click the **Save Changes** button.![Save the Changes you made to your UpdraftPlus backup settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_save-changes.png)
7. A box will pop up stating “*You have selected a remote storage option which has an authorization step to complete: Follow this link to authorize access to your Dropbox account (you will not be able to backup to Dropbox without it).*” Click the **link**.![Authorize access from UpdraftPlus to your Dropbox account](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_authorize-dropbox.png)
8. You will be redirected to a page saying “*UpdraftPlus.com would like access to its own folder, Apps › UpdraftPlus.Com, inside your Dropbox.*” Make sure you are logged into the right account, then click the **Allow** button.![On the redirected page, allow UpdraftPlus to access your Dropbox account](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_allow-dropbox-access.png)
9. Click the **Complete setup** button on the UpdraftPlus page. ![Complete setup on the UpdraftPlus settings page](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_complete-dropbox-backup-setup.png) You will then see a “*Success*” message along with the name of your account and your available space on Dropbox. ![Dropbox success message showing available space](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_dropbox-success.png)
10. Click the **Backup Now** button to backup your WordPress site to Dropbox.![Click Backup Now to backup your WordPress site to Dropbox](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_backup-to-dropbox.png)
11. On the pop-up box choose if you want to backup your database and files. Make sure the **Send this backup to remote storage** option is checked, then click the **Backup Now** button. ![Check the box for Send this backup to remote storage](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_backup-now.png) The backup will then begin, this may take some time to complete based on the size of your site. When the backup is complete the *Last log message* will say “*The backup apparently succeeded and is now complete*.” ![The backup apparently succeeded and is now complete](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress_updraftplus_dropbox-backup_backup-succeeded.png)

Congratulations, now you know how to backup your WordPress site to Dropbox!

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