My method to backup my WordPress is manually backup at least once in a month or two months, and do automatic database backup with wp db backup plugin once a week. See this: [ Ссылка ]
The reason why I do manual backup: I know for sure that I have all my files.
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======== Contents ======
1:30 What to backup?
2:15 Why I don't use FTP client to backup
Steps
3:22 Login to cPanel
3:33 File Manager
4:38 Backup database
7:18 Backing up the whole site
10:16 Delete the backup from web server (very very important!)
11:17 Good bye for now
====== Showing .htaccess file on your Mac commands (OPTIONAL) =========
Open your terminal and enter this command to show:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 1
Close Finder
To hide it back again:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0
Close finder
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