# What is excluded from daily backups
Source: https://docs.webgee.com/en/backups/jetbackup-what-files-are-excluded-from-the-daily-backups



WebGee's daily backups do not copy everything in your account. Applies to shared
and reseller hosting.

Certain file types are excluded because they change constantly, are very large,
or are themselves copies of data already backed up. Knowing which matters,
because it determines what you can restore.

## What is skipped [#what-is-skipped]

| Category     | Extensions                                                                                                     |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Archives     | `.zip`, `.rar`, `.tar`, `.tar.gz`, `.gz`, `.7z`, `.iso`                                                        |
| Backup files | `.bkup`, `.jpa`, `.sql`, `.wpress`, `.xen`, `.aes`, `*_backup`, `backup-*.tar.gz`, `backup*.gz`, `backup*.zip` |
| Media        | `.mp4`, `.mp3`, `.avi`, `.mpeg`, `.mkv`, `.divx`                                                               |
| Executables  | `.exe`                                                                                                         |
| Logs         | Log files and rotated archives                                                                                 |

## Why this matters more than it looks [#why-this-matters-more-than-it-looks]

<Callout type="warn">
  **A backup created by a WordPress plugin is not itself backed up.** Plugin
  backups are `.zip` or `.wpress` files, both excluded. If your recovery plan is
  "the plugin makes a backup into my hosting account", that backup does not exist
  in the daily copies — and it counts against your disk quota while it sits
  there.
</Callout>

The same applies to `.sql` dumps left in your home directory. Your **databases
are backed up** by JetBackup directly; a loose `.sql` export is not.

## What this does not affect [#what-this-does-not-affect]

Your site and its data are backed up normally:

* Website files — everything outside the excluded types
* Databases, backed up directly rather than as `.sql` files
* Email accounts and their contents
* cPanel settings, cron jobs, DNS zones

## If you need archives or media backed up [#if-you-need-archives-or-media-backed-up]

* **Media libraries** — use object storage or a CDN rather than your hosting
  account. It is cheaper, faster to serve, and not subject to these exclusions.
* **Archives you must retain** — download them and keep them elsewhere. See
  [Download a backup of your account](/en/backups/how-to-generate-download-a-website-backup).
* **Plugin backups** — configure the plugin to store off-site, to your own cloud
  storage. That is better practice anyway: a backup on the same server as the
  site protects against fewer failures than one that is not.

Note also that WebGee's periodic cleanup actively removes some of these files —
see [Files WebGee automatically removes](/en/hosting/understanding-our-internal-auditing-and-cleanup-process).

## Related [#related]

* [Restore from a backup](/en/backups/jetbackup-how-to-restore-your-account-files-or-databases)
* [Download a backup of your account](/en/backups/how-to-generate-download-a-website-backup)