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How to backup your website in cPanel
This demo assumes you've already logged in to cPanel
Now let's learn how to backup our website
- Click the Backup Wizard icon
This is the main backup screen where you can backup, or restore the files in your hosting account.
- Click the Backup link
You have the option of only backing up part of your account...
- But we want to generate a full backup, so click Full Backup
- Select the destination for the backup...
- ... then click Generate Backup
That's it! We've just created a full backup to the home directory
- To download a copy of the backup to your computer, simply click it...
- ... then save it to your computer
That's all there is to it!
Restoring files is just as easy...
- Click the Backup Wizard icon again
- Then click the Restore button
- Choose what type of restore you want to do... in this case, let's restore the Home Directory
- Locate the home directory backup...
- ... then click Upload
The files have been restored!
This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create a backup with cPanel, and restore files from a backup
Updated on: 03/10/2022
Thank you!