Rework of the backup module with faster, more reliable file creation, option to save the pages only and new option to restore backups on the fly.
Configuration can be modified by editing the backup_settings.php file via FTP / AFE.
V. 2.8.3 adds the option to ignore the content of large tables to avoid timeouts. This can / has to be configured in the backup_settings.php file in the modules directory.
=> When updating, add the line
$saveAsEmptyWbceTables = array('mod_wbstats','croncheck');
after
$ignoreWbceDirs = array('backups', 'owncloud','nextcloud','logs','log','cgi-bin');
(The vales in brackets are just examples und can be customized as you like. Keep in mind to set the search strings in ticks (').)