# Recommended backup process for very large forum?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-backup-process-for-very-large-forum/65999>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [11 Julio, 2017 14:16 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-backup-process-for-very-large-forum/65999 "2017-07-11T14:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [11 Julio, 2017 23:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-backup-process-for-very-large-forum/65999/7 "2017-07-11T23:43:32Z")

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Just skipping uploads is probably sufficient. The images are usually much much larger than the DB.

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