cPanel User Manual 

1

 To access the 

Backup Menu

, click on the  

  icon above the words 

Backup

on the main screen of your cPanel interface.  

2

 Click on the name of the alias or filter you wish to

download below the words

Aliases

 or 

Filters

3

 Save the file to your computer. 

Restoring backups 

Overview 

You can use the Backup Menu to restore a Home, MySQL, filter, or alias backup. 

To do this, you must have that backup on the computer that you are accessing 

cPanel from.  

Steps 

1

 To access the 

Backup Menu

, click on the  

  icon above the words 

Backup

on the main screen of your cPanel interface.  

2

 Click on the 

Choose

 button below the backup type you wish to restore. 

3

 Once you have selected the file you wish to restore, click on 

Upload 

Troubleshooting 

The archive or file you are uploading must match the way it was downloaded. For 

example: if the archive was a .tar.gz when you downloaded it, it must be a .tar.gz 

file when you restore it. 

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