[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31138: Backup of a plugin / theme directory.

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#31138: Backup of a plugin / theme directory.
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 Reporter:  aercolino        |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  4.1
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by aercolino):

 Replying to [comment:4 toscho]:
 > The plugin directory doesn’t have to be in the `wp-content` directory,
 it can sit in a completely separated directory, even with a separate
 domain. The uploads directory is—and always was—the only place where it is
 safe to write files.

 Fine, but that is unrelated to this issue.
 The point is how to get to users's files that were in the directory of a
 plugin before it was automatically updated by WordPress.

 > This is not a bug. It is a design decision made many years ago.

 Not because it is an old decision it cannot be a bug in hindsight.

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