In the last post of our series on backups, we’ll explore where the best place to store your backups is, and whether that’s in the cloud or on your server.
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It’s time for the third and final post in our series on website backups. If you’re just jumping in now, take a few minutes to review part one here and part two here.
So far, we’ve talked why you need to be backing up your website, and not relying on your web host or server provider. Second, we’ve talked about how often you should be backing up your site. Now, it’s time to explore where the best place is to store your backups. This is a critical decision and the good news is you have lots of options, including free and paid options.
Let’s talk about them from worst to best, in my opinion.
Not The Best
When using your backup plugin or script, you may see email as an option for your automatic backups. You shouldn’t send your website backups to your email address. First, email can be insecure. You