How to Enable or Disable Backups for Users of your VPS Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 0 Minutes, 55 Seconds to Read Backups for a VPS are important for any one who is building a website. However, there are occasions where you may be managing a client who is taking up much more space than they should. In these cases, you may need to stop an account from making a backup because they are eating up precious hard drive space. Follow the directions below in order to see how you enable or disable a backup on your VPS Hosting. Enabling or Disabling a Backup on a VPS Log in to WHM. In the search field in the top left corner, type in “backup”. This will bring you to the Backup menu. Click on Backup User Selection. Here you will see a list of the users who are being managed in your VPS account. To enable or disable backups, go to the Backups column and click on the slider. You will see it switch when the slider is changed. You can also click on the Account Actions button to disable or enable all of the accounts. You can now disable or enable VPS backups using the WHM interface. Share this Article InMotion Hosting Contributor Content Writer InMotion Hosting contributors are highly knowledgeable individuals who create relevant content on new trends and troubleshooting techniques to help you achieve your online goals! More Articles by InMotion Hosting Related Articles The Complete Guide to cPanel Backups How to Install Nextcloud on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Protect an Archived Backup Backup Manager WHM Guide for VPS/Dedicated Servers How to Keep Regular Backups for Reseller Accounts Storing Your Backups with Amazon S3 via WHM How to use Google’s cache to restore a web page Scheduling cPanel Backups in WHM How to Create a Backup Using FTP How to Restore Backups from Amazon’s S3 Cloud Storage
