Backing up media library

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  halilac · Member · May 9, 2017 at 8:35 pm

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  Can I back up the media library and keep the back-up externally?

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  timethief · Member · May 9, 2017 at 8:54 pm

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  Here at wordpress.COM we don’t have to worry. Read: Backups https://en.support.wordpress.com/export/#backups

  You can also create your own backups. Export https://en.support.wordpress.com/export/

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  halilac · Member · May 10, 2017 at 2:39 pm

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  Your EXPORT explains how to save media files. I have a back-up of all media files before I insert them into the library.
  However when I delete a file and insert an update instead with the same name, the library changes the name a bit for internal use (adding a number). I wanted to back up the media library as is with the new file names in case of general failure..
  It seems that (a) I can’t, (b) I do not need to as you keep a back-up of it for such an emergency.
  O.K.

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  timethief · Member · May 10, 2017 at 8:09 pm

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  You cannot prevent the overwriting of files and the consequential file numbering that you refer to.

  Best wishes.