Title: Download a partial Database Backup
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: August 31, 2023
Last modified: December 4, 2025

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 1. [Databases](https://docs.wpvip.com/databases/)
 2. [Database Backups](https://docs.wpvip.com/databases/backups/)
 3. Download a partial Database Backup

#  Download a partial Database Backup

Download one or more specific tables from a Database Backup copy of a WordPress 
single site or a WordPress multisite environment.

Partial Database Backup copies for specific tables will include data for the requested
tables, and commented out lines for all other tables that exist in the database.

## Limitation

Partial Database Backup copies cannot be generated for [databases that are large or complex](https://docs.wpvip.com/databases/backups/limitations/#2-limitations-for-large-and-complex-databases).

## Access

In [the application view of the VIP Dashboard](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-dashboard/application-view/):

 1.  Select an environment from the environment dropdown located at the upper left 
     of the VIP Dashboard.
 2.  Select “**Database**” from the sidebar navigation at the left of the screen.
 3.  Select **“Database Backups”** from the submenu.
 4.  Select the date of the backup for download. Database Backups are grouped by date,
     and dates can be selected from buttons in a carousel labeled “**Select a date**“.
     The buttons also display the number of backups available for download for each
     date.
 5.  Select the “**Configure Download**” button to the right of a Database Backup.
 6.  In the “Configure your backup copy” modal, select “**Specific tables**“.
 7.  In the text field below “**Enter required table names**”, list the database tables
     to include in the partial Database Backup copy. Add one table name per line in
     the text field.
 8.  Select the “**Generate Backup Copy**” button to the right of a Database Backup.
     
     The button label will display the text “Preparing Backup” while the Database Backup
     file is being prepared for download. Backup files for larger databases will take
     a longer time to prepare.
 9.  The button label will display the text “Download” when the Database Backup file
     is ready for download. Select “**Download**” to download the file to the user’s
     local machine.

![](https://docs.wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/Specific-Tables.png?
w=1024)

Example screenshot of the “**Specific tables**” Database Backup option on a WordPress
single site environment

Last updated: December 04, 2025