{"id":793,"date":"2024-05-07T11:43:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T11:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/docs\/settings-image-backup\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T08:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:43:03","password":"","slug":"settings-image-backup","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/settings-image-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Settings &#8211; Backup Originals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n\t It is mandatory to have a backup of your images in case you want to <strong>restore or reoptimize them<\/strong> using a different compression method. That&#8217;s why <strong>we highly recommend you enable this option.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to restore or reoptimize a single image, you simply need to navigate to <strong>Media <\/strong>> <strong>Library<\/strong>, switch to <strong>List View<\/strong>, and under the <em>ShortPixel Compression<\/em> column, you will find a hamburger menu with several options, as seen below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/file-yQCw3kyep4.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tHere are a few articles that you might want to have a look at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/will-backup-images-be-stored-on-our-own-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Will backup images be stored on my own server?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/where-is-the-backup-folder-located\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Where is the backup folder located? Can I remove it?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/can-i-restore-my-images-what-happens-with-the-originals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I restore my original images?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-remove-the-backed-up-images-in-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to remove the backed up images on WordPress?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/is-it-possible-to-change-the-default-shortpixelbackups-folde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Is it possible to change the default backups folder?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/is-the-shortpixelbackups-folder-created-on-my-server-going-to-affect-my-bandwidth-usage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Is the backups folder created on my server going to affect my bandwidth usage?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is mandatory to have a backup of your images in case you want to restore or reoptimize them using a different compression method. 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