Question Plesk backup w/ Dropbox - How to use a date-based filename

[MHC_1]

Server operating system version

Alma Linux

Plesk version and microupdate number

18

We have the Plesk Backup using Dropbox as an external depository.

However, the backup always uses the same filename, so it only ever saves one back up at a time. Overwriting the previous one.

How can we make the backup filename both in Plesk and exported to Dropbox have dates in the file names?




Example:

Currently it would be "servername.tar" but we would need the backups to be "servername-<date>.tar" ; eg "servername-20250529.tar" Or the folder path can be date relative; eg: "/20250529/servername.tar"

We use the Dropbox Extension for Plesk here: Dropbox Backup

I have also viewed this topic post Question - Plesk Backup Filename which implies file names by default can do this. How can we implement this on the Dropbox Backup?

 

[Nikolay]

Hi,
it was implemented this way on purpose, because Dropbox has file versioning Dropbox version history overview
in that case it is required to pay only for this one backup file and the versioning is free. Otherwise it will be required to pay per each backup file.

If you need separate backup files, consider to use other remote backup solutions and Plesk extensions:

Google Drive Backup

Back up and restore your domains using Google Drive storage.

www.plesk.com

Microsoft OneDrive Backup

Back up and restore your domains using a Microsoft OneDrive storage.

www.plesk.com

 

[MHC_1]

@Nikolay Thank you. I was not aware that Dropbox had version history like this. While I personally would prefer date-based file naming for ease, your clarification does help and mitigates the fear of overwriting the persistent same file. Thank you.