--- title: "Backup Manager Product Guide" description: "Welcome to Backup Manager, the automatic backup add-on for InMotion Hosting cPanel hosting accounts. It backs up your files, databases, and email to redundant off-server storage on a schedule you cont..." url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/ date: 2026-08-19 modified: 2026-08-19 author: "Derrell" type: page lang: en --- # Backup Manager Product Guide Welcome to Backup Manager, the automatic backup add-on for InMotion Hosting cPanel hosting accounts. It backs up your files, databases, and email to redundant off-server storage on a schedule you control, and lets you restore a full account, a single file, or one database in a few clicks. Every subscription includes 10 GB of backup storage, with more available in the [AMP](https://secure1.inmotionhosting.com/amp) Marketplace. This guide takes you from purchase to a tested restore: buying and enabling Backup Manager, tuning what gets backed up, proving you can restore, and keeping your storage ahead of your account’s growth. [**New here?** Start the setup journey](#journey) [**Experienced?** Jump to task areas](#tasks) [**Just looking?** Popular articles](#popular) ## The Backup Manager Journey Five phases, in the order you’ll actually do them. Start at phase 1 if you haven’t purchased yet, or jump in anywhere if you already know where you are. 1 ### Understand & Purchase ~10 min Backing up your site is your responsibility, and one backup is never enough: you want an automatic, off-server copy that survives anything that happens to your account. Purchase Backup Manager in the AMP Marketplace, or add it to an account you already have. - [The Value of Different Types of Backups](/support/website/backup-and-restore/the-value-of-different-types-of-backups/) - [How to Purchase Backup Manager Using the AMP Marketplace](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/purchase-backup-manager-using-amp-marketplace/) - [Logging into AMP](/support/amp/how-to-log-into-amp/) - [Using Backup Manager on Bare Metal Servers](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/backup-manager-bare-metal-servers/) 2 ### Configure Your Backups ~15 min Turn backups on in cPanel and choose exactly which files, databases, and mailboxes get backed up. Your subscription includes 10 GB of backup storage, and scheduled backups stop running if your account outgrows it, so trim what you back up to what you’d actually need to recover. - [How to Enable or Disable Backups Using Backup Manager](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/enable-disable-backups-backup-manager/) - [Optimize Backup Settings in Backup Manager](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/optimize-backup-settings-in-backup-manager/) - [Backup Manager cPanel Guide for VPS and Dedicated Servers](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/backup-manager-vps-dedicated/) - [Backup Manager WHM Guide for VPS and Dedicated Servers](/support/website/backup-and-restore/backup-manager-whm-vps-dedicated/) 3 ### Verify & Test a Restore do this early A backup you’ve never restored is a hope, not a plan. Once your first backup completes, open it, browse what’s inside, and practice a restore to an alternate folder so you know the recovery drill before an emergency, without touching your live site. - [How to View a Backup Using Backup Manager](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-view-a-backup-using-the-backup-manager/) - [Restore a Backup to an Alternate Folder](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/restore-backup-to-alternate-folder/) - [How to Restore a File or Folder](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-restore-a-backup-file-folder/) - [How to Restore a Database](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-restore-a-database-with-backup-manager/) 4 ### Watch Your Storage ongoing Sites grow, and the most common Backup Manager surprise is quietly exceeding your storage: backups pause until you free up or add space. Act on storage alerts when they arrive, and add space in 10 GB blocks from the AMP Marketplace before you need it. - [Backup Manager’s Exceeded Storage Space Alerts](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/backup-managers-exceeded-storage-space-alerts/) - [How to Add Storage Space in the AMP Marketplace](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/add-storage-blocks-backup-manager/) - [Assign Backup Space to Child Accounts (Resellers)](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/assign-backup-space-to-child-accounts/) - [View and Manage Backup Usage on Child Accounts](/support/product-guides/reseller-hosting/reseller-view-manage-backup-usage/) 5 ### Keep a Second Copy good practice Backup Manager is your automatic safety net; pair it with an occasional manual backup you download and keep somewhere else. Before major changes such as a redesign or a PHP upgrade, take a manual copy too. - [The Complete Guide to cPanel Backups](/support/edu/cpanel/cpanel-backups/) - [Backing Up Your WordPress Site](/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-backups/) - [How to Create a Backup Using FTP](/support/website/create-backup-using-ftp/) - [Back Up or Export a Database from SSH](/support/website/backup-database-ssh/) - [Back Up a File Before Editing It](/support/website/backup-a-file-before-editing/) ## Browse by Task Area For when you know what you’re looking for. The same articles, organized by topic. ### Purchase & Billing - [How to Purchase Backup Manager Using the AMP Marketplace](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/purchase-backup-manager-using-amp-marketplace/) - [How to Add Storage Space in the AMP Marketplace](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/add-storage-blocks-backup-manager/) - [How to Cancel Your Backup Manager Subscription](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/cancel-backup-manager-subscription/) ### Configuration - [How to Enable or Disable Backups](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/enable-disable-backups-backup-manager/) - [Optimize Backup Settings in Backup Manager](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/optimize-backup-settings-in-backup-manager/) - [Backup Manager cPanel Guide for VPS and Dedicated Servers](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/backup-manager-vps-dedicated/) - [Using Backup Manager on Bare Metal Servers](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/backup-manager-bare-metal-servers/) ### Restores - [How to View a Backup](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-view-a-backup-using-the-backup-manager/) - [How to Restore a File or Folder](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-restore-a-backup-file-folder/) - [How to Restore a Database](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-restore-a-database-with-backup-manager/) - [Restore a Backup to an Alternate Folder](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/restore-backup-to-alternate-folder/) - [Restore Just One Part of Your Site from a Backup](/support/website/how-to-restore-just-one-part-of-your-site-from-a-website-backup/) ### Storage & Alerts - [Backup Manager’s Exceeded Storage Space Alerts](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/backup-managers-exceeded-storage-space-alerts/) - [How to Add Storage Space](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/add-storage-blocks-backup-manager/) - [Trim What Gets Backed Up](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/optimize-backup-settings-in-backup-manager/) ### For Resellers & Server Admins - [Backup Manager WHM Guide for VPS and Dedicated Servers](/support/website/backup-and-restore/backup-manager-whm-vps-dedicated/) - [Assign Backup Space to Child Accounts](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/assign-backup-space-to-child-accounts/) - [View and Manage Backup Usage on Child Accounts](/support/product-guides/reseller-hosting/reseller-view-manage-backup-usage/) - [Enable or Disable Backups for Users of Your VPS](/support/website/how-to-enable-or-disable-backups-for-users-of-your-vps/) - [Keeping Regular Backups for Reseller Accounts](/support/website/how-to-keep-regular-backups-for-reseller-accounts/) - [Scheduling cPanel Backups in WHM](/support/website/setup-scheduled-cpanel-backups/) ### Manual Backups - [The Complete Guide to cPanel Backups](/support/edu/cpanel/cpanel-backups/) - [Backing Up Your WordPress Site](/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-backups/) - [Backing Up with the Total Upkeep Plugin](/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/total-upkeep/) - [How to Create a Backup Using FTP](/support/website/create-backup-using-ftp/) - [Back Up or Export a Database from SSH](/support/website/backup-database-ssh/) - [Back Up a File Before Editing It](/support/website/backup-a-file-before-editing/) ### Other Recovery Options - [Restore a File from Your Own Backup](/support/website/how-to-restore-a-file-from-your-own-backup/) - [Restore a File from Trash in File Manager](/support/website/backup-and-restore/restore-trash/) - [Restore a Previous Version of a Page or Post](/support/website/backup-and-restore/how-to-restore-a-previous-version-of-a-page-or-post/) - [Recover Content from the Wayback Machine](/support/website/backup-and-restore/how-to-recover-your-content-from-wayback-machine-internet-archive/) ### Getting Started - [Logging into AMP](/support/amp/how-to-log-into-amp/) - [How to Log into cPanel](/support/edu/cpanel/how-to-log-into-cpanel/) - [Viewing Your Account’s Technical Information in AMP](/support/amp/viewing-account-technicial-information-in-amp/) - [Getting Support for Your Account](/support/amp/how-to-get-great-technical-support/) ## Popular Articles The articles Backup Manager customers turn to most. 1. [How to Purchase Backup Manager in the AMP Marketplace](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/purchase-backup-manager-using-amp-marketplace/)Purchase 2. [How to Enable or Disable Backups](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/enable-disable-backups-backup-manager/)Setup 3. [Optimize Backup Settings in Backup Manager](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/optimize-backup-settings-in-backup-manager/)Configuration 4. [How to Restore a File or Folder](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-restore-a-backup-file-folder/)Restores 5. [How to Restore a Database](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-restore-a-database-with-backup-manager/)Restores 6. [Exceeded Storage Space Alerts](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/backup-managers-exceeded-storage-space-alerts/)Storage 7. [How to Add Storage Space](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/add-storage-blocks-backup-manager/)Storage 8. [Backup Manager WHM Guide for VPS and Dedicated](/support/website/backup-and-restore/backup-manager-whm-vps-dedicated/)Servers ## Understand the Concepts For decisions, not tasks. Read these before you buy, choose, or plan. [The Value of Different Types of Backups](/support/website/backup-and-restore/the-value-of-different-types-of-backups/) Full, file, and database backups, and why a real backup strategy uses more than one. [The Complete Guide to cPanel Backups](/support/edu/cpanel/cpanel-backups/) Every way to back up a cPanel account, manual and automatic, and how they compare. [Backing Up Your WordPress Site](/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-backups/) What a complete WordPress backup includes and the tools that create one. ## Getting Help When You Need It Our Support Center contains hundreds of articles covering backups and your hosting account. Can’t find what you need? Contact our [Live Support](/contact) team for expert support from real humans. #### Chat or call 24/7 Reach our Live Support team any time by chat or phone. [Contact support ›](/contact) #### Open a ticket in AMP Submit account-specific issues from your Account Management Panel. [Log into AMP ›](https://secure1.inmotionhosting.com/amp) #### Community Support Ask a question and get answers from our community and staff. [Ask a question ›](/support/questions/) #### Manage your subscription Add storage, or cancel Backup Manager, from the AMP Marketplace. [Read the guide ›](/support/product-guides/backup-manager/cancel-backup-manager-subscription/) ## More Backup Manager Articles - [Using Backup Manager on Bare Metal Servers](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/backup-manager-bare-metal-servers/) - [Optimize Backup Settings in Backup Manager](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/optimize-backup-settings-in-backup-manager/) - [Backup Manager WHM Guide for VPS/Dedicated Servers](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/backup-and-restore/backup-manager-whm-vps-dedicated/) - [Backup Manager cPanel Guide for VPS/Dedicated Servers](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/backup-manager-vps-dedicated/) - [How to Purchase Backup Manager Using the AMP Marketplace](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/purchase-backup-manager-using-amp-marketplace/) - [Backup Manager’s Exceeded Storage Space Alerts](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/backup-managers-exceeded-storage-space-alerts/) - [How to View and Manage Backup Usage on Child Accounts in cPanel](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/reseller-hosting/reseller-view-manage-backup-usage/) - [How to Cancel Your Backup Manager Subscription](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/cancel-backup-manager-subscription/) - [How to Enable/Disable Backups Using the Backup Manager](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/enable-disable-backups-backup-manager/) - [How to Restore a Database With Backup Manager](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-restore-a-database-with-backup-manager/) - [How to Add the Backup Manager to an Existing Account](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/add-backup-manager-existing-account/) - [How to Restore a Backup File or Folder with Backup Manager](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-restore-a-backup-file-folder/) - [How to Add Storage Space to Backup Manager in AMP Marketplace](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/add-storage-blocks-backup-manager/) - [How to View a Backup Using the Backup Manager](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/how-to-view-a-backup-using-the-backup-manager/) - [Restore Backup to an Alternate Folder with Backup Manager](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/restore-backup-to-alternate-folder/) - [How to Assign Backup Space to Child Accounts Using the Backup Manager](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/backup-manager/assign-backup-space-to-child-accounts/)