Using Infinite Uploads to Move a Large Site

  • I have a client with a large media library (over 100 GB) that needs to move to a new hosting solution. The new host wanted to migrate them with an image of their drive to make it easier, but the current host is refusing to accomodate this (among a littany of other awful things they have done). Essentially, the client discovered they were on a shared VPS with dozens of other websites all with large traffic volumes instead of the dedicated cloud-based system they were told they had by their host.

    My fear with other standard ways of moving a site, like All in One WP Migration, is that the file sizes would be too massive and no connection would stay open that long for downloading or uploading the exported site even when using a high-speed fiber connection.

    Would it be possible to use Infinite Uploads for this purpose and then download the media library back to their new server if the client wants to do that?

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  • Plugin Author jdailey

    (@jdailey)

    That would be possible. You would use the sync button to move the files to Infinite Uploads. Once the files are synced, you will have the option to delete your synced files. This will free up a lot of space and make your migration much faster. After the migration is complete, the files can be downloaded back to the local storage on the new hosting provider.

    My only note would be you could still run into so issues during the migration if the current host has issues with the sync or staying connected. If they give you WP-CLI access, that would be you most reliable method for moving the files to Infinite Uploads.

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