Everyone knows backups are important.
Until the server disk is full.
WordPress backups sound simple: create a copy, keep it safe, restore it when something breaks. But in real life, backups grow quickly. A database dump here, a ZIP file there, a few full-site backups, an old staging copy - and suddenly your backup folder is the largest part of the site.
Disk space is not free. On shared hosting, it is limited. On a VPS, it costs money. And old backups are only useful if you still know why they exist.
A good backup system should not just create backups. It should also clean up after itself.
That is where atec Backup by atec Plugins comes in.
The plugin provides a backup and restore system for WordPress. It can back up the database and selected file paths, exclude specific tables or folders, create manual or automatic backups, and store backups as compressed .zip files. Scheduled backups run in the background using WP-Cron.
The important part for daily use: old backups can be cleaned up automatically.
That small feature makes a big difference. You get recent restore points without collecting ZIP files forever.
