# Site Import Help needed

**URL:** https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/site-import-help-needed/94091
**Category:** Hosting Support
**Created:** [May 27, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/site-import-help-needed/94091 "2024-05-27T15:47:33Z")
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### Author: ![Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/greenreader9/32/22847_2.png) [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/site-import-help-needed/94091/2 "2024-05-27T16:28:37Z")

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No. Backups plugins don’t work here because they require a lot of server power, and involve uploading huge files. If possible, extract the file and import it manually, or follow the recommend procedure from both IF and WordPress:

> **[Backups – Advanced Administration Handbook | Developer.WordPress.org](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/security/backup/#backing-up-your-wordpress-site)**
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> WordPress Backups

> [@How to backup your website](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-backup-your-website/49304):
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> Good website administration requires making backups of your account regularly and storing them somewhere safe yourself. You also need to download backups in order to migrate website to other hosting accounts. InfinityFree does not create or store any backups of free hosting accounts. It’s your responsibility to regularly create backups, and to store them somewhere safely. Backup your website files The best way to backup your website files is by downloading them using a desktop FTP client. Op…

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