{"id":21511,"date":"2022-03-07T20:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T20:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/?p=21511"},"modified":"2022-04-29T18:46:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T18:46:57","slug":"how-to-manage-backups-using-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/whm-cpanel\/how-to-manage-backups-using-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Manage Backups Using cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21511\" class=\"elementor elementor-21511\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9759386 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9759386\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-110d262\" data-id=\"110d262\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099f529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"099f529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this article we will describe to you how to manage backups using cPanel. Likeas download backup of your web site, and then restore them.<\/p><p>Backups are an important part of web site administration. When you keep backup copies of your website\u2019s files and configurations in a safe location, you can use them to restore your web site in the event something happens that prevents it from functioning correctly.<\/p><p>You can create a backup at any time. This is useful, for example, if you make significant changes to your web site and you do not want to wait for the scheduled daily or weekly backup to occur. You can create partial or full backups of your web site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec7dfc elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"7ec7dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">When you use cPanel to manage your backups, you can only restore partial backups. You cannot restore a full backup by using cPanel.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-166f929 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"166f929\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af1c47a\" data-id=\"af1c47a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d76e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d76e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How To Create a Full Backups Using cPanel of Your Web Site<\/h2><p>To create a full backup of your web site, follow these steps:<\/p><ul><li>Log in to cPanel.<\/li><li>Locate the <strong>FILES<\/strong> section, then click <strong>Backup<\/strong>.<br \/>Under <strong>Full Backup<\/strong>, click <strong>Download<\/strong> a Full Account Backup.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185d910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"185d910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/full-backups-cPanel-e1647287974640-768x239.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-21668\" alt=\"full backups cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/full-backups-cPanel-e1647287974640-768x239.png 768w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/full-backups-cPanel-e1647287974640-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/full-backups-cPanel-e1647287974640-1024x319.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/full-backups-cPanel-e1647287974640.png 1209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aab078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aab078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>In the <strong>Backup Destination list box<\/strong>, under <strong>Generate a Full Backup<\/strong>, select where you want to save the backup file.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549514e elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"549514e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">You can save the backup file in your home directory, or you can transfer the backup file to another site by using FTP or SCP.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdaf5e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdaf5e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Click <strong>Do not send email notification of backup completion<\/strong>, If you do not want to receive an e-mail message when the backup is complete.<\/li><li>Finally, click <strong>Generate Backup<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3521db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3521db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/generate-backups-e1647288026766-768x351.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-21675\" alt=\"generate backup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/generate-backups-e1647288026766-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/generate-backups-e1647288026766-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/generate-backups-e1647288026766-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/generate-backups-e1647288026766.png 1209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c97a8b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c97a8b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cf7fd0\" data-id=\"2cf7fd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a7364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99a7364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How To Download a full backups Using cPanel<\/h2><p>If you have created a full backup of your web site, you can download the backup file, by following these steps:<\/p><ul><li>Log in to cPanel.<\/li><li>Locate the <strong>FILES<\/strong> section. After that, click <strong>Backups<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Download<\/strong> a Full Account Backup, under <strong>Full Backup<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Under Backups Available for Download, click the file that you want to download.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a858ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a858ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/download-backup-file-e1647288123639-768x351.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-21688\" alt=\"download backups file\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/download-backup-file-e1647288123639-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/download-backup-file-e1647288123639-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/download-backup-file-e1647288123639-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/download-backup-file-e1647288123639.png 1209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5a90f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5a90f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c73535f\" data-id=\"c73535f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50f785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d50f785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How To Restore a Full Backup of Your Web Site<\/h2><p>If you are a cPanel user with root access, follow these steps:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3774d50 elementor-alert-danger elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"3774d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Warning<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Restoration of a full website backup requires the complete deletion of all data in the account. Any data created or uploaded to the account after the backup was made will be gone after the restore.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d791d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d791d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Firstly, log in to WHM and select <strong>Restore a Full Backup\/cpmove File<\/strong> from the left column.<\/li><li>On the Restore a Full Backup\/cpmove File page, review the required filename formats and make sure the backup to be restored uses one of the required formats.<\/li><li>Using <strong>FTP<\/strong> or <strong>SFTP<\/strong>, upload the full website backup to one of the directories specified on the Restore a Full Backup\/cpmove File page.<\/li><li>Select <strong>Restricted Restore<\/strong> if it is not selected by default.<\/li><li>Then, in the <strong>Transfer Method:<\/strong> section, select <strong>Restore with Username<\/strong>.<\/li><li>In the Username for the account that you wish to restore: list box, select the username of the backup to be restored.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bd97b elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"80bd97b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">The section regarding A records may be skipped for a restore of an existing account.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e626f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e626f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Select the Overwrite the existing user check box.<\/li><li>Finally, click <strong>Restore<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79e8b71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79e8b71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f4d4c0\" data-id=\"4f4d4c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d6e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13d6e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How To Download a partial backup<\/h2><p>To download an existing partial backup, follow these steps:<\/p><ul><li>Firstly, log in to cPanel.<\/li><li>Locate the <strong>FILES<\/strong> section. After that, click <strong>Backup<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Under <strong>Partial Backups<\/strong>, click the name of the backup file that you want to download. Depending upon your web site&#8217;s configuration, some or all of the following backup types may be available:<ul><li>Home directory.<\/li><li>MySQL databases.<\/li><li>E-mail forwarders.<\/li><li>E-mail filters.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b31ed6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b31ed6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d6333d\" data-id=\"0d6333d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e49ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9e49ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How To Restore a partial backup<\/h2><p>To restore an existing partial backup, follow these steps:<\/p><ul><li>Log in to cPanel.<\/li><li>Locate the <strong>FILES<\/strong> section, then click <strong>Backup<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Under <strong>Partial Backups<\/strong>, click <strong>Browse<\/strong>, select the partial backup file that you want to restore, and then click <strong>Upload<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11118e elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementor-faq-schema\" data-id=\"b11118e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementor-faq-schema.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                                    <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n                    {\n                        \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n                        \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n                        \"mainEntity\": [\n                         {\n                            \"@type\": \"Question\",\n                            \"name\": \"How To Create a Full Backups Using cPanel of Your Web Site?\",\n                            \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n                                \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n                                \"text\": \"&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Log in to cPanel.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Locate the &lt;strong&gt;FILES&lt;\/strong&gt; section, then click &lt;strong&gt;Backup&lt;\/strong&gt;.&lt;br \/&gt;Under &lt;strong&gt;Full Backup&lt;\/strong&gt;, click &lt;strong&gt;Download&lt;\/strong&gt; a Full Account Backup.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Backup Destination list box&lt;\/strong&gt;, under &lt;strong&gt;Generate a Full Backup&lt;\/strong&gt;, select where you want to save the backup file.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Click &lt;strong&gt;Do not send email notification of backup completion&lt;\/strong&gt;, If you do not want to receive an e-mail message when the backup is complete.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finally, click &lt;strong&gt;Generate Backup&lt;\/strong&gt;.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;\"\n                            }\n                                                    },\n                                             {\n                            \"@type\": \"Question\",\n                            \"name\": \"How To Download a full backups Using cPanel?\",\n                            \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n                                \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n                                \"text\": \"&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Log in to cPanel.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Locate the &lt;strong&gt;FILES&lt;\/strong&gt; section. 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