# Recommended backup process for very large forum?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-backup-process-for-very-large-forum/65999>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 11, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-backup-process-for-very-large-forum/65999 "2017-07-11T14:16:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-backup-process-for-very-large-forum/65999/6 "2017-07-11T23:34:53Z")

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Full DB and _delta_ of uploads should both be doable and much smaller for a site like this. That’s not something available now.

Even just full DB and no uploads might be useful for a case like this. And that’s a currently supported backup option.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/c/ac66fff319c56f18d47c2ae62ea844333c2b712e.png)

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