WordPress backup · storage analytics · safe cleanup
Backup your WordPress site. Understand your storage. Clean it safely.
BackupScope gives you reliable WordPress backups, storage analytics, safe cleanup, scheduled backups, off-site storage and restore tools in one focused plugin.
Free plugin coming soon to WordPress.org · No account required · Built for WordPress
The problem
Your WordPress site is more than a backup file.
Backups protect your site. But they don’t tell you why your hosting disk is filling up, which files are getting larger, or what can be safely cleaned.
Backup
Protect your WordPress files and database.
How it works →Understand
See where your storage is going.
How it works →Clean
Review storage-heavy items and clean them safely.
How it works →Restore
Get back to a known good state when something goes wrong.
How it works →
Why BackupScope
Most backup plugins answer one question:
Did my backup run?
BackupScope helps answer three:
- 01Is my site protected?
- 02What’s using my storage?
- 03What can I safely review and clean?
01 · Back up
Reliable backups without the complexity.
Choose a full backup or select exactly what you need. BackupScope scans the site first, processes large backups in resumable batches and verifies the result before it counts. All of this is in the free plugin.
- 01
Scan
BackupScope scans your WordPress installation and shows what is taking up space.
- 02
Select
Choose a full backup or untick the areas and folders you do not need.
- 03
Backup
The right ZIP engine for the size, in resumable steps.
- 04
Verify
Every entry is read back and checked before the backup counts.
In BackupScope Free
A complete backup tool, not a trial. No account, no time limit.
- Full backup: files + database
- Custom backup: choose the areas
- Scan first, with sizes per folder
- Large-site backup engine (ZIP64)
- Resumable, batched processing
- Backup verification
- manifest.json in every backup
- Private storage, protected downloads
- Manual restore guide
Built for large WordPress sites
Large backups should not depend on one long-running request.
BackupScope routes each backup by size and works through it in resumable batches, so server time limits do not stop it.
5 GB is a routing threshold, not a hard backup limit.
- Up to 5 GB: a standard ZIP, built in one pass
- Above 5 GB: a streaming ZIP64 archive, built in batches
- If the standard path fails, the streaming path takes over automatically
- Every step can resume after a server time-out
- Database exported in pages, no mysqldump needed
- Verified before it replaces the previous good backup
- Site scan
- Estimate backup size
- Choose backup engine
- Standard ZIP / Streaming ZIP64
- Resume if interrupted
- Verify
- Ready to download
02 · Protect
Keep your backups working in the background.
Schedule backups, keep the right number of versions, send copies off-site and get notified when something needs attention.
Pro · Scheduled backups
Backups that run without you.
Daily, weekly or monthly at a quiet time of day, in your site’s time zone. Backups run in the background, and a missed run is noticed and reported.
- Daily, weekly or monthly, at a time you choose
- Full backup or a custom selection
- Missed-run detection
- Works even when WP-Cron is unreliable: visit trigger or server cron URL
Pro · Off-site storage
A copy that survives the server.
A backup on the same server does not help if the server fails. Pro sends each backup to S3-compatible storage in parts, so large archives upload on ordinary hosting.
- Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, DigitalOcean Spaces and more
- Multipart upload that resumes after an interruption
- Access keys stored encrypted, connection status at a glance
- Keep or remove the local copy after upload
Pro · Backup history & retention
Keep the right number of versions.
Every backup in one list, with download, lock and delete. Retention rules remove old backups for you, but never the ones that matter.
- Keep the last N backups and/or the last N days
- Lock a backup so it is never removed
- The newest good backup is always kept
- Off-site copies follow their own rule
Pro · Email notifications & secure download
Get notified when something needs attention.
An email when a backup fails, a schedule is missed or a backup completes. It can include a secure download link, so you can fetch the backup without logging in to WordPress. The backup file itself is never attached.
- Alerts for failures, missed schedules and completed backups
- Editable email templates with preview and test email
- Secure links: separate download password, expire after 48 hours and 3 downloads
- Locks after 5 wrong passwords, HTTPS only, revoke all links at any time
- Works with your SMTP plugin
Backups are never attached to emails.
03 · Restore
Restore with a safety net.
Before restoring, BackupScope creates a safety backup of the current site, so you always have a way back.
- Choose backup
- Safety backup
- Restore
- Everything, files only or database only
- From a local or an off-site backup
- Automatic safety backup before anything is replaced
- Database imported separately, then switched over in one step
- BackupScope and its settings are left untouched
The site keeps working until the switch.
Using Free? Every backup is a standard ZIP with a database file. Restore by hand with the guide.
04 · Understand
Know what’s using your WordPress storage.
See exactly where your disk space is going before you start deleting files, and get warned before it runs out.
Pro · Storage Analytics
See exactly where your disk space is going.
One analysis shows media, plugins, themes, core, the database and stored backups side by side, before you start deleting anything. Analysing changes nothing on your site.
- Overview of media, plugins, themes, core, database and backups
- A “worth reviewing” list with a space estimate
- Change since the previous analysis
Pro · Storage details
Drill into every plugin, theme and table.
Tabs for plugins, themes, folders, the database and media, each with bars and totals, so the biggest items stand out at a glance.
- Plugins and themes, with inactive ones marked
- Folders and the largest files
- Database tables by size
- Media by type and file format
Pro · Storage monitoring
Know before your storage fills up.
BackupScope analyses storage automatically and emails you before the server disk or your hosting plan limit runs out. Growth over time shows which items grow, analysis after analysis.
- Automatic analysis: daily, weekly or monthly, at a time you choose
- Capacity alerts at your warning and critical levels, one email per level
- Server disk and your hosting plan limit, measured, never guessed
- Growth over time chart for plugins, themes, folders and the database
- Optional storage summary email with the largest areas and the change
History builds with each analysis. Nothing is invented.
05 · Clean
Find what deserves review. Clean it safely.
BackupScope helps you identify storage-heavy items and clean them with a way back. It never cleans anything on a guess.
Pro · Media review
Review media with no detected references.
BackupScope checks your content, database, page builders and theme files, and flags media where no reference was found. Preview each item before you decide.
- Checks content, custom fields, Elementor data, settings, widgets, every table and theme files
- Files in uploads that are not in the Media Library
- Filter by type and extension, preview images, video, audio and PDFs
- Mark items Keep so they are never listed again
“No reference found”, never “unused”.
Pro · Safe Cleanup
Clean up space without guessing.
Review inactive plugins and themes, old backup archives, cache, temporary files and large log files. Selected items move to the Cleanup Trash instead of being deleted immediately.
- Everything goes to the Cleanup Trash first
- Restore any item to where it was for 30 days
- Your active theme, its parent and one default theme are always kept
- Large log files are emptied, with a copy kept in the trash
Review first. Backup first. Clean safely.
Safety
Backup tools should make you feel safer, not nervous.
Four rules BackupScope follows on every backup, restore and cleanup, so a mistake is always recoverable.
Verify before success
A backup is not treated as successful until verification completes.
Safety backup before restore
Pro creates a safety backup of the current site before a restore changes anything.
Protected downloads
Backups are stored privately. Downloads need an administrator login or an expiring, protected link.
Safe cleanup
Cleanup moves items to a private Cleanup Trash first. Nothing is deleted straight away.
Free vs Pro
Start free. Upgrade when you need more.
The free plugin is a complete backup tool. Pro adds automation, restore, off-site storage, storage analytics and safe cleanup. Every Pro plan has the same features; only the number of sites changes.
BackupScope Free
$0/forever
Start protecting your WordPress site. A complete backup tool, not a trial.
- Full backup: files + database
- Custom backup: choose the areas
- Scan first, with sizes per folder
- Large-site backup engine (ZIP64)
- Resumable, batched processing
- Backup verification
- manifest.json in every backup
- Private storage, protected downloads
- Manual restore guide
Coming soon to WordPress.org
BackupScope Pro
More automation. More control. Everything in Free, plus scheduling, restore, off-site storage, analytics and safe cleanup.
Billed yearly. Renews at $49/year.
Billed yearly. Renews at $99/year.
Billed yearly. Renews at $199/year.
Every plan has the same features. Only the number of sites changes.
Every Pro plan includes
- Scheduled backups: daily, weekly or monthly
- Backup history with retention rules and locked backups
- Restore with a safety backup first
- Off-site copies to S3-compatible storage
- Email notifications with editable templates
- Secure download links: password-protected and expiring
- Storage Analytics: plugins, themes, folders, database, media
- Automatic storage analysis with capacity alerts
- Growth over time and a storage summary email
- Media review for media with no detected references
- Safe Cleanup with a 30-day Cleanup Trash
- Updates and support while your licence is active
Launch prices apply to the first year. Plans renew at the regular yearly price from year two. If you do not renew, nothing is deleted or locked: your backups stay downloadable and restorable.
Questions about a plan? Email support@backupscope.pro.
FAQ
Questions, answered plainly.
What people usually ask before installing. Anything else, email us.
Is BackupScope free?
Yes. BackupScope Free makes full WordPress backups of your files and database, verifies them and lets you download them. It is not a trial and has no time limit.
What does BackupScope Pro add?
Scheduled backups, backup history and retention, restore with a safety backup, S3-compatible off-site storage, email notifications with secure download links, Storage Analytics with automatic analysis and capacity alerts, Media review and Safe Cleanup.
Can I back up both files and the database?
Yes. A full backup contains your WordPress files and your database. Or choose areas: database, WordPress core and config, plugins, themes, uploads, other wp-content folders and other root files.
Does BackupScope support large WordPress sites?
Yes. Backups run in small resumable steps, so server time limits do not stop them, and backups above 5 GB use a streaming ZIP64 engine. Your server’s disk space and limits still apply.
Does BackupScope require mysqldump or cPanel?
No. The database is exported through WordPress’s own database connection, and everything runs inside the WordPress dashboard. No cPanel, SSH or mysqldump needed.
Can I restore a WordPress backup?
Restore is part of BackupScope Pro: everything, files only or database only, with a safety backup of the current site first. Every backup is a standard ZIP with a database file, so Free users can restore by hand with our restore guide.
Can I store backups on Amazon S3?
Yes, with BackupScope Pro: Amazon S3 and S3-compatible services such as Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, Wasabi and DigitalOcean Spaces.
Does BackupScope delete files automatically?
Cleanup never deletes on its own: you choose what to remove, and it goes to the Cleanup Trash, where it can be restored for 30 days. The one automatic removal is retention in Pro, which removes old backups by the rules you set; locked backups and the newest good backup are always kept.
What is the Cleanup Trash?
A private holding area. Items you clean up are moved there first and can be put back where they were for 30 days. After that they are deleted.
How does Media review work?
It checks your content, custom fields, page builder data, settings, widgets, database tables and theme files, and lists media where no reference was found. It never claims a file is unused: you preview each item and decide.
Can BackupScope warn me before my storage is full?
Yes, with Pro. It analyses storage automatically (daily, weekly or monthly) and emails you when the server disk or your hosting plan limit reaches a warning or critical level. An optional summary email shows the largest areas and the change since the previous analysis.
What happens if my Pro licence expires?
Nothing is deleted or locked. Your existing backups stay available to download and restore. Scheduled backups, off-site uploads, updates and support stop until you renew.
Documentation
Need help? Start here.
Practical guides for backing up, restoring, handling large sites and understanding disk usage.
Backup Guide
How WordPress backups work and how to create your first BackupScope backup.
Read the guide →Restore Guide
Restore a WordPress site from a BackupScope backup, by hand or with Pro.
Read the guide →Large Site Guide
How BackupScope handles larger WordPress installations.
Read the guide →Storage Guide
How to understand WordPress disk usage, and what is safe to clean up.
Read the guide →Protect your WordPress site with BackupScope.
Start free on WordPress.org, then upgrade when you need scheduling, restore, off-site storage, analytics and safe cleanup.
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