{"id":4573,"date":"2018-07-10T20:17:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T01:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=4573"},"modified":"2022-12-30T14:29:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T19:29:06","slug":"restore-backup-to-alternate-folder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/backup-manager\/restore-backup-to-alternate-folder\/","title":{"rendered":"Restore Backup to an Alternate Folder with Backup Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With <strong>InMotion Hosting&#8217;s Backup Manager<\/strong>, multiple backups are stored on a remote backup server. Instead of submitting a restoration request from AMP to restore data now, you can simply use the Backup Manager plugin in cPanel. In this guide, you can learn how to <strong>restore a backup<\/strong> <em>created by InMotion Hosting&#8217;s Automated Backup Service<\/em> <strong>to another folder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\"><b>WARNING:<\/b> These instructions pertain to the management of the Automated Backups that are stored remotely. For more information and details regarding cPanel backups, please be sure to check out our guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/\">The Complete Guide to cPanel Backups<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restore a Folder\/File<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, are the steps to take to restore a file or folder using the Backup Manager plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"Click here to navigate to our guide and learn how to log into cPanel.\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/access-cpanel-via-whm\/#direct-log-in\">Log into cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Backup Manager<\/strong> icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the expand\/collapse link <strong><i class=\"icon-play\"> <\/i>Home Directory<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the desired backup from the <strong>Restore From Date<\/strong> drop-down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Select Files<\/strong> field, click on the folder icon (<i class=\"icon-folder-close\"> <\/i>) to traverse through a directory. Find the folder or file you would like to restore and click on the checkbox to mark it for restore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Restore to a different folder<\/strong> option by clicking on the radio button to the left.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type the name of a folder you would like to restore this backup to.\n<div class=\"alert alert-danger\" role=\"alert\"><b>IMPORTANT:<\/b> To <b>prevent data loss<\/b> this directory should <i><b>NOT<\/b><\/i> exist!<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Restore<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restore a Database<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the steps in this section to restore a MySQL (or PgSQL) database using the Backup Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"Click here to navigate to our guide and learn how to log into cPanel.\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/access-cpanel-via-whm\/#direct-log-in\">Log into cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Backup Manager<\/strong> icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the expand\/collapse link<strong><i class=\"icon-play\"> <\/i>MySQL<\/strong> <i>(or PgSQL)<\/i>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the desired backup from the <strong>Restore From Date<\/strong> drop-down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the desired database from the <strong>Database<\/strong> drop-down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Restore to a different folder<\/strong> option by clicking on the radio button to the left.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type the name of a directory you would like to use as the <b>Dump Path<\/b>.\n<div class=\"alert alert-danger\" role=\"alert\"><b>IMPORTANT:<\/b> To <b>prevent data loss<\/b> this directory should <i><b>NOT<\/b><\/i> exist!<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the option <i>Dump backup to path above<\/i>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Restore<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With InMotion Hosting&#8217;s Backup Manager, multiple backups are stored on a remote backup server. 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