{"id":900311,"date":"2026-08-19T06:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?page_id=900311"},"modified":"2026-08-19T06:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:36:09","slug":"backup-manager","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup Manager Product Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n\/* Backup Manager Product Guide layout (matches product-guides-standalone mockup) *\/\n.imh-pg, .imh-pg-divider {\n  --imh-red: #C52228;\n  --imh-red-dark: #B01D20;\n  --imh-red-50: #FCEFEF;\n  --imh-blue: #2245C4;\n  --imh-text-muted: #373737;\n  --imh-text-subtle: #6F6F6F;\n  --imh-border: #E5E5E8;\n  --imh-border-strong: #CDCDCD;\n  --imh-bg-alt: #F6F6F8;\n  --imh-radius: 4px;\n}\n.imh-pg-divider { border-top: 1px solid var(--imh-border); margin: 32px 0; }\n\ndiv.imh-pg { padding: 4px 0 12px; }\ndiv.imh-pg h2 {\n  font-weight: 500 !important;\n  font-size: 24px !important;\n  line-height: 1.2 !important;\n  color: var(--imh-red) !important;\n  margin: 0 0 14px !important;\n}\ndiv.imh-pg .pg-section-intro {\n  font-size: 15px;\n  line-height: 1.65;\n  margin: 0 0 14px;\n  max-width: 860px;\n}\ndiv.imh-pg a { color: var(--imh-blue); 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padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 14px; }\n.entry-content ul.lcp_catlist li, .bge-entry-content ul.lcp_catlist li { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.9; }\n.entry-content ul.lcp_catlist li a, .bge-entry-content ul.lcp_catlist li a { color: #2245C4; text-decoration: none; }\n.entry-content ul.lcp_catlist li a:hover, .bge-entry-content ul.lcp_catlist li a:hover { color: #C52228; text-decoration: underline; }\n.entry-content ul.lcp_catlist li::marker, .bge-entry-content ul.lcp_catlist li::marker { color: #6F6F6F; }\n\n@media (max-width: 720px) {\n  div.imh-pg .link-columns { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }\n  div.imh-pg .popular-list ol { column-count: 1; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/secure1.inmotionhosting.com\/amp\">AMP<\/a> Marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-pg\">\n  <div class=\"mode-chips\">\n    <a class=\"chip\" href=\"#journey\"><strong>New here?<\/strong> Start the setup journey<\/a>\n    <a class=\"chip\" href=\"#tasks\"><strong>Experienced?<\/strong> Jump to task areas<\/a>\n    <a class=\"chip\" href=\"#popular\"><strong>Just looking?<\/strong> Popular articles<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-pg-divider\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-pg\" id=\"journey\">\n  <h2>The Backup Manager Journey<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"pg-section-intro\">Five phases, in the order you&#8217;ll actually do them. Start at phase 1 if you haven&#8217;t purchased yet, or jump in anywhere if you already know where you are.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"journey\">\n\n    <div class=\"phase\">\n      <div class=\"phase-num\">1<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"phase-head\">\n          <h3>Understand &amp; Purchase<\/h3>\n          <span class=\"time\">~10 min<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"phase-desc\">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.<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-and-restore\/the-value-of-different-types-of-backups\/\">The Value of Different Types of Backups<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/purchase-backup-manager-using-amp-marketplace\/\">How to Purchase Backup Manager Using the AMP Marketplace<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/amp\/how-to-log-into-amp\/\">Logging into AMP<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/backup-manager-bare-metal-servers\/\">Using Backup Manager on Bare Metal Servers<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"phase\">\n      <div class=\"phase-num\">2<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"phase-head\">\n          <h3>Configure Your Backups<\/h3>\n          <span class=\"time\">~15 min<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"phase-desc\">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&#8217;d actually need to recover.<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/enable-disable-backups-backup-manager\/\">How to Enable or Disable Backups Using Backup Manager<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/optimize-backup-settings-in-backup-manager\/\">Optimize Backup Settings in Backup Manager<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/backup-manager-vps-dedicated\/\">Backup Manager cPanel Guide for VPS and Dedicated Servers<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-and-restore\/backup-manager-whm-vps-dedicated\/\">Backup Manager WHM Guide for VPS and Dedicated Servers<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"phase\">\n      <div class=\"phase-num\">3<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"phase-head\">\n          <h3>Verify &amp; Test a Restore<\/h3>\n          <span class=\"time\">do this early<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"phase-desc\">A backup you&#8217;ve never restored is a hope, not a plan. Once your first backup completes, open it, browse what&#8217;s inside, and practice a restore to an alternate folder so you know the recovery drill before an emergency, without touching your live site.<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/how-to-view-a-backup-using-the-backup-manager\/\">How to View a Backup Using Backup Manager<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/restore-backup-to-alternate-folder\/\">Restore a Backup to an Alternate Folder<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/how-to-restore-a-backup-file-folder\/\">How to Restore a File or Folder<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/how-to-restore-a-database-with-backup-manager\/\">How to Restore a Database<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"phase\">\n      <div class=\"phase-num\">4<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"phase-head\">\n          <h3>Watch Your Storage<\/h3>\n          <span class=\"time\">ongoing<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"phase-desc\">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.<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/backup-managers-exceeded-storage-space-alerts\/\">Backup Manager&#8217;s Exceeded Storage Space Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/add-storage-blocks-backup-manager\/\">How to Add Storage Space in the AMP Marketplace<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/assign-backup-space-to-child-accounts\/\">Assign Backup Space to Child Accounts (Resellers)<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/reseller-hosting\/reseller-view-manage-backup-usage\/\">View and Manage Backup Usage on Child Accounts<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"phase\">\n      <div class=\"phase-num\">5<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"phase-head\">\n          <h3>Keep a Second Copy<\/h3>\n          <span class=\"time\">good practice<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"phase-desc\">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.<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/\">The Complete Guide to cPanel Backups<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wordpress-backups\/\">Backing Up Your WordPress Site<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/create-backup-using-ftp\/\">How to Create a Backup Using FTP<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-database-ssh\/\">Back Up or Export a Database from SSH<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-a-file-before-editing\/\">Back Up a File Before Editing It<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-pg-divider\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-pg\" id=\"tasks\">\n  <h2>Browse by Task Area<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"pg-section-intro\">For when you know what you&#8217;re looking for. The same articles, organized by topic.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"link-columns\">\n\n    <div class=\"link-col\">\n      <h3>Purchase &amp; Billing<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/purchase-backup-manager-using-amp-marketplace\/\">How to Purchase Backup Manager Using the AMP Marketplace<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/add-storage-blocks-backup-manager\/\">How to Add Storage Space in the AMP Marketplace<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/cancel-backup-manager-subscription\/\">How to Cancel Your Backup Manager Subscription<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"link-col\">\n      <h3>Configuration<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/enable-disable-backups-backup-manager\/\">How to Enable or Disable Backups<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/optimize-backup-settings-in-backup-manager\/\">Optimize Backup Settings in Backup Manager<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/backup-manager-vps-dedicated\/\">Backup Manager cPanel Guide for VPS and Dedicated Servers<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/backup-manager-bare-metal-servers\/\">Using Backup Manager on Bare Metal Servers<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"link-col\">\n      <h3>Restores<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/how-to-view-a-backup-using-the-backup-manager\/\">How to View a Backup<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/how-to-restore-a-backup-file-folder\/\">How to Restore a File or Folder<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/how-to-restore-a-database-with-backup-manager\/\">How to Restore a Database<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/restore-backup-to-alternate-folder\/\">Restore a Backup to an Alternate Folder<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-restore-just-one-part-of-your-site-from-a-website-backup\/\">Restore Just One Part of Your Site from a Backup<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"link-col\">\n      <h3>Storage &amp; Alerts<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/backup-managers-exceeded-storage-space-alerts\/\">Backup Manager&#8217;s Exceeded Storage Space Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/add-storage-blocks-backup-manager\/\">How to Add Storage Space<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/optimize-backup-settings-in-backup-manager\/\">Trim What Gets Backed Up<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"link-col\">\n      <h3>For Resellers &amp; Server Admins<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-and-restore\/backup-manager-whm-vps-dedicated\/\">Backup Manager WHM Guide for VPS and Dedicated Servers<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/assign-backup-space-to-child-accounts\/\">Assign Backup Space to Child Accounts<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/reseller-hosting\/reseller-view-manage-backup-usage\/\">View and Manage Backup Usage on Child Accounts<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-enable-or-disable-backups-for-users-of-your-vps\/\">Enable or Disable Backups for Users of Your VPS<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-keep-regular-backups-for-reseller-accounts\/\">Keeping Regular Backups for Reseller Accounts<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/setup-scheduled-cpanel-backups\/\">Scheduling cPanel Backups in WHM<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"link-col\">\n      <h3>Manual Backups<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/\">The Complete Guide to cPanel Backups<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wordpress-backups\/\">Backing Up Your WordPress Site<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/total-upkeep\/\">Backing Up with the Total Upkeep Plugin<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/create-backup-using-ftp\/\">How to Create a Backup Using FTP<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-database-ssh\/\">Back Up or Export a Database from SSH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-a-file-before-editing\/\">Back Up a File Before Editing It<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"link-col\">\n      <h3>Other Recovery Options<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-restore-a-file-from-your-own-backup\/\">Restore a File from Your Own Backup<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-and-restore\/restore-trash\/\">Restore a File from Trash in File Manager<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-and-restore\/how-to-restore-a-previous-version-of-a-page-or-post\/\">Restore a Previous Version of a Page or Post<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-and-restore\/how-to-recover-your-content-from-wayback-machine-internet-archive\/\">Recover Content from the Wayback Machine<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"link-col\">\n      <h3>Getting Started<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/amp\/how-to-log-into-amp\/\">Logging into AMP<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">How to Log into cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/amp\/viewing-account-technicial-information-in-amp\/\">Viewing Your Account&#8217;s Technical Information in AMP<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/support\/amp\/how-to-get-great-technical-support\/\">Getting Support for Your Account<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-pg-divider\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-pg\" id=\"popular\">\n  <h2>Popular Articles<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"pg-section-intro\">The articles Backup Manager customers turn to most.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"popular-list\">\n    <ol>\n      <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/purchase-backup-manager-using-amp-marketplace\/\">How to Purchase Backup Manager in the AMP Marketplace<\/a><span class=\"cat\">Purchase<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/enable-disable-backups-backup-manager\/\">How to Enable or Disable Backups<\/a><span class=\"cat\">Setup<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/optimize-backup-settings-in-backup-manager\/\">Optimize Backup Settings in Backup Manager<\/a><span class=\"cat\">Configuration<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/how-to-restore-a-backup-file-folder\/\">How to Restore a File or Folder<\/a><span class=\"cat\">Restores<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/how-to-restore-a-database-with-backup-manager\/\">How to Restore a Database<\/a><span class=\"cat\">Restores<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/backup-managers-exceeded-storage-space-alerts\/\">Exceeded Storage Space Alerts<\/a><span class=\"cat\">Storage<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/add-storage-blocks-backup-manager\/\">How to Add Storage Space<\/a><span class=\"cat\">Storage<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/backup-and-restore\/backup-manager-whm-vps-dedicated\/\">Backup Manager WHM Guide for VPS and Dedicated<\/a><span class=\"cat\">Servers<\/span><\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-pg-divider\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-pg\">\n  <h2>Understand the Concepts<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"pg-section-intro\">For decisions, not tasks. 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