# Automated Backups

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/automated-backups/13801>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [August 23, 2019, 10:51am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/automated-backups/13801 "2019-08-23T10:51:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![johncolead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/johncolead/32/7146_2.png) [@johncolead](https://community.localwp.com/u/johncolead)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 10:51am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/automated-backups/13801/1 "2019-08-23T10:51:56Z")

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Are there any plans to introduce automated backups to Local?

It would be such a handy feature to have scheduled or ongoing backups for sites on Local.  
Especially on a site by site basis and to a designated folder, meaning it can be either on your computer, cloud storage or external server.