by Ken Task.
'small courses' ... what does that mean?
Megabytes or Gigabytes?
What does backup report say?
/report/backups/index.php
When is your auto-backups scheduled?
/admin/settings.php?section=automated
Is server scheduled to do other task at the same time as auto? like auto backup of config files or DB's? or a virus scan or ?
'SoS', Ken