{"id":3665,"date":"2020-11-17T16:35:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2015\/10\/07\/complete-cpanel-backup\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:15:12","slug":"cpanel-backups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Guide to cPanel Backups"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/completeGuideTocPanelBackups-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Complete Guide to cPanel Backups title image\" class=\"wp-image-63484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/completeGuideTocPanelBackups-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/completeGuideTocPanelBackups-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/completeGuideTocPanelBackups-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/completeGuideTocPanelBackups.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>cPanel comes with an extensive suite of built-in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/dedicated-hosting\/backups\/\">backup<\/a> tools. Below, we cover how to use these <strong>cPanel Backup utilities<\/strong> to both backup and restore files on your cPanel account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>InMotion Hosting also offers <a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/\"><strong>Backup Manager<\/strong><\/a> to keep your account backed up and secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#backups\">Making cPanel Backups<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wizard\">Backup Wizard<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#other\">Other Tools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#restore\">Restore From Backups<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"imh-youtube-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Km2o6-ML1eA\" title=\"How to Backup Website Files in cPanel\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"name\":\"How to Backup Website Files in cPanel\",\"description\":\"Learn how to backup your website files in cPanel.\",\"uploadDate\":\"2018-06-08\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Km2o6-ML1eA\/hqdefault.jpg\"}<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Get the best in cPanel backup tools at an affordable price with InMotion\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/cpanel-hosting?utm_source=supportcenter&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=cpanel-articles\">cPanel Hosting<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"backups\">cPanel Backups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making a Full cPanel Backup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This handy utility will create a compressed file that you then can download to your local computer for storage. Please be advised, we do not allow anyone to store backups in File Manager\u2014 you must store them off of the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">Log into cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Backup Manager<\/strong> button in the <em>Files<\/em> section of cPanel.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"208\" class=\"wp-image-101406\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager.png\" alt=\"Accessing the Backup Manager in cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager.png 983w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <em>Other cPanel Backup Plugins<\/em>, click on <strong>cPanel Backups<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"170\" class=\"wp-image-101407\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups.png\" alt=\"Accessing cPanel Backups\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups.png 879w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups-768x174.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <em>Full Backup<\/em> section, click the <strong>Download a Full Account Backup<\/strong> button.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"239\" class=\"wp-image-63532\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fullBackupDownload.jpg\" alt=\"Download a Full Account Backup icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fullBackupDownload.jpg 1662w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fullBackupDownload-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fullBackupDownload-1024x326.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fullBackupDownload-768x244.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fullBackupDownload-1536x489.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the next screen make sure the <strong>Home Directory<\/strong> option is selected.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"312\" class=\"wp-image-63533\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/selectHomeDirectoryBackup.jpg\" alt=\"Be sure to select to save a backup to the Home Directory\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/selectHomeDirectoryBackup.jpg 1450w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/selectHomeDirectoryBackup-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/selectHomeDirectoryBackup-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/selectHomeDirectoryBackup-768x319.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want an email notification when the backup completes, enter your email address. If you <em>do not<\/em> want an email, select the box next to <strong>Do not send email notification of backup completion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Generate Backup<\/strong> button to begin the <strong>Full cPanel Backup<\/strong>. You will then see a message stating \u201c<em style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Full Backup in Progress\u2026<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u201d Allow some time for the backup to complete, you will receive an email notification upon completion (if you entered your email address in the last step).<br><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"312\" class=\"wp-image-63535\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/generateBackup.jpg\" alt=\"Button to click to generate a full backup.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/generateBackup.jpg 1450w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/generateBackup-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/generateBackup-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/generateBackup-768x319.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download the file from your cPanel. It will be located in your <strong>\/home<\/strong> directory, begin with backup, and include the date. For example <strong>backup-10.26.2020_15-51-32_example.tar.gz<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"files\">Downloading Home Directory Backup in cPanel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">Log into cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Backup Manager<\/strong> link in the <em>Files<\/em> section.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"208\" class=\"wp-image-101406\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager.png\" alt=\"Accessing the Backup Manager in cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager.png 983w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <em>Other cPanel Backup Plugins<\/em>, click on <strong>cPanel Backups<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"170\" class=\"wp-image-101407\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups.png\" alt=\"Accessing cPanel Backups\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups.png 879w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups-768x174.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Home Directory<\/strong> button under the <em>Download a Home Directory Backup<\/em> section. You will then begin downloading a backup of your <em style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Home Directory<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">. This can take several minutes to complete depending on the size of your site.<br><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"334\" class=\"wp-image-63536\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/homeDirectoryBackup.jpg\" alt=\"Home Directory Backup Icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/homeDirectoryBackup.jpg 1666w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/homeDirectoryBackup-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/homeDirectoryBackup-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/homeDirectoryBackup-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/homeDirectoryBackup-1536x683.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can then access the file in your browser\u2019s download directory. In this example, the home directory backup is named <strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">backup-example.com-10-4-2017.tar.gz<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You should now have successfully backed up your website files by downloading a partial home directory backup in cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"database\">Retrieve a Standard Database Backup in cPanel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">Login to your cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Backup Manager<\/strong> link in the <em>Files<\/em> section.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"208\" class=\"wp-image-101406\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager.png\" alt=\"Accessing the Backup Manager in cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager.png 983w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <em>Other cPanel Backup Plugins<\/em>, click on <strong>cPanel Backups<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"170\" class=\"wp-image-101407\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups.png\" alt=\"Accessing cPanel Backups\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups.png 879w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups-768x174.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now under the <strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Download a MySQL Database Backup<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> section, click on the name of the database you wish to download. If you aren\u2019t sure which database is associated with your site, check the name in the site\u2019s configuration data. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/find-wordpress-database-name\/\">WordPress sites, this is your wp-config.php file<\/a>.<br><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"381\" class=\"wp-image-63539\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mySQLDatabaseBackups.jpg\" alt=\"List of MySQL Database Backups\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mySQLDatabaseBackups.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mySQLDatabaseBackups-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On your local machine, go to the folder your web browser downloaded the database backup to and you should now see the compressed <strong>.sql.gz<\/strong> file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you\u2019ll have a good working copy of your database locally stored safely on your own computer. If you delete something by accident, or are having any other database problems, you can then restore your database from that good backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wizard\">Backup Wizard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Backup Wizard<\/strong> provides the same functionality as the standard cPanel Backups, except that the options are separated out by section. This is helpful if you are still getting used to the backup process and want to make sure you aren\u2019t forgetting anything, or if you are only focusing on backing up one specific item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create a Backup in Backup Wizard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">Log into cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Backup Manager<\/strong> link under the <em>Files<\/em> section.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"208\" class=\"wp-image-101406\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager.png\" alt=\"Accessing the Backup Manager in cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager.png 983w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>cPanel<\/strong> <strong>Backup Wizard<\/strong> link.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"107\" class=\"wp-image-101409\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-wizard.png\" alt=\"Accessing the cPanel Backup Wizard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-wizard.png 1305w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-wizard-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-wizard-1024x146.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-wizard-768x109.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the blue button labeled <strong>Back Up<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"296\" class=\"wp-image-63542\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardBackupButton.jpg\" alt=\"Backup Wizard Backup Button\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardBackupButton.jpg 1432w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardBackupButton-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardBackupButton-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardBackupButton-768x304.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose your type of backup: <strong>Full Backup<\/strong> or select a <strong>Partial Backup<\/strong>. These options let you download a smaller file with exactly what you need.\u00a0 <strong>Home Directory<\/strong> creates a backup consisting of everything in the user\u2019s Home Directory. The other options will limit you to only databases (<strong>MySQL Databases<\/strong>) or email data (<strong>Email Forwarders &amp; Filters<\/strong>), while the <strong>Full Backup<\/strong> option is essentially the same as the full backup above.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"188\" class=\"wp-image-63549\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardMenu.jpg\" alt=\"Menu Options in Backup Wizard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardMenu.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardMenu-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardMenu-1024x257.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardMenu-768x193.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Determine the destination of the backup. Click the drop-down arrow and select either <strong>Home Directory<\/strong>, <strong>Remote FTP server<\/strong>, <strong>Remote FTP server (passive mode transfer)<\/strong>, or <strong>Secure Copy (SCP)<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"284\" class=\"wp-image-63553\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardDropDownMenu.jpg\" alt=\"Backup Wizard Dropdown Save Menu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardDropDownMenu.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/backupWizardDropDownMenu-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the email address to receive notification of the backup completion. If no notification is required, click that radial button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Generate Backup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the backup completes you will see a link that says <strong>Backups Available for Download<\/strong>. Click the link to download the backup file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other\">Other Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create a custom Database Backup in PHPMyAdmin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Once you have logged into cPanel, click on the icon \u201c<strong>PHPMyAdmin<\/strong>\u201d in the databases section. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"215\" class=\"wp-image-101410\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/accessing-phpmyadmin-in-cpanel.png\" alt=\"How to Access the phpMyAdmin Tool in cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/accessing-phpmyadmin-in-cpanel.png 985w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/accessing-phpmyadmin-in-cpanel-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/accessing-phpmyadmin-in-cpanel-768x221.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><br>Once you have done that you should see a screen like the one below.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"304\" class=\"wp-image-63559\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phpMyAdminScreen.jpg\" alt=\"phpMyAdmin interface screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phpMyAdminScreen.jpg 1675w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phpMyAdminScreen-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phpMyAdminScreen-1024x415.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phpMyAdminScreen-768x311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phpMyAdminScreen-1536x623.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the database you wish to export by clicking on the database name in the sidebar as indicated in the graphic below.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phpMyAdminClickName.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phpMyAdminClickName-145x300.jpg\" alt=\"phpMyAdmin where to click on database name\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phpMyAdminClickName-145x300.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phpMyAdminClickName.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Export<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> in the menu at the top of the phpMySQL screen. This will bring up the options for export and also give you a confirmation of where the export is coming from.<br><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"315\" class=\"wp-image-63563\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/exportButton.jpg\" alt=\"export button in phpMyAdmin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/exportButton.jpg 1334w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/exportButton-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/exportButton-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/exportButton-768x323.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are using the <strong>Quick<\/strong> export method. This exports the file in SQL format. If you need to select specific options for the export, then click on <strong>Custom<\/strong> and select your options. You should only select this if you are familiar with exporting MYSQL databases. Click on <strong>Go<\/strong> to complete the export.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will see a screen that asks where you want to save the export file. You also have the option to name the database backup file. When you save the file, make sure that it is saved to a safe location once the export is complete.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"restore\">Restore From Backups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These processes only work if you have already saved one or more backups locally. If your backup is not yet on your account but is saved elsewhere, please see the below section on <strong>Uploading<\/strong>. If you have made changes to an account or directory since making a backup, be sure to save any newly added or edited files before the restoration. For example, if you have a new file such as <strong>\/public_html\/index2.htm<\/strong> live on your website that didn\u2019t exist in the backup, these files will not be overwritten during a restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">When you restore a partial home directory backup like we\u2019re creating covering below, this is going to overwrite any existing files currently on your account. So if you have <strong>\/public_html\/index.htm<\/strong> file on your account, and the backup you created also has that file, the file from the backup will be restored over the current live file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restore a home Directory Backup in cPanel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the steps below you can learn how to restore a partial backup of your website including all the files in your home directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\">Login to your cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the <strong>files<\/strong> section, click on <strong>Backup Manager<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"208\" class=\"wp-image-101406\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager.png\" alt=\"Accessing the Backup Manager in cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager.png 983w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backup-manager-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>cPanel Backups<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"170\" class=\"wp-image-101407\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups.png\" alt=\"Accessing cPanel Backups\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups.png 879w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cpanel-backups-768x174.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <em>Restore a Home Directory Backup<\/em>, click on <strong>Choose File<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"209\" class=\"wp-image-63568\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/restoreHomeDirectory.jpg\" alt=\"Restore a Home Directory Backup in Backup Manager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/restoreHomeDirectory.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/restoreHomeDirectory-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the appropriate file on your computer and click <strong>Open<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The name of your backup should now be displayed, so click on <strong>Upload<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should then see the progress of your files being restored.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Note on Restoring MySQL and PostgreSQL Databases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can restore databases within their respective cPanel applications if your database is under 50MB:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Import MySQL databases in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/databases\/import-database-using-phpmyadmin\/\">phpMyAdmin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import PostgreSQL databases in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/import-database\/\">phpPgAdmin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If over 50MB, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/import-database-through-shell\/\">import the database with SSH<\/a> or request technical support for data recovery assistance. For technical assistance, you must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/how-to-upload-files-server\/\">upload the database file to your cPanel account<\/a>, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/amp\/how-to-get-great-technical-support\/#submit-ticket\">submit a ticket to support<\/a> with the database file path and name of the database you want it restored to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Take the guesswork out of backups and subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/purchase-backup-manager-using-amp-marketplace\/\">InMotion Hosting\u2019s Backup Manager<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>cPanel comes with an extensive suite of built-in backup tools. Below, we cover how to use these cPanel Backup utilities to both backup and restore files on your cPanel account. 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