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# Managing backups in cPanel
> Master cPanel backups with our guide on creating, downloading, and restoring full or partial backups, plus useful links.
This article describes how to download backups of your web site and then restore them by using cPanel.
## About backups
Backups are an important part of web site administration. When you keep backup copies of your websiteβs files and configurations in a safe location, you can use them to restore your web site in the event something happens that prevents it from functioning correctly.
You can create a backup at any time. This is useful, for example, if you make significant changes to your web site and you do not want to wait for the scheduled daily or weekly backup to occur. You can create partial or full backups of your web site.
When you use cPanel to manage your backups, you can only restore partial backups. You cannot restore a full backup by using cPanel.
## Creating a full backup of your web site
To create a full backup of your web site by using cPanel, follow these steps:
1. Log in to cPanel.
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> If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).
2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Files** section, click **Backup**:\
3. Under **Full Backup**, click **Download a Full Account Backup**.
4. Under **Generate a Full Backup**, in the **Backup Destination** list box, select where you want to save the backup file.
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> You can save the backup file in your home directory, or you can transfer the backup file to another site by using FTP or SCP. If you use FTP or SCP, you must type the remote server, remote username, and remote password.
5. If you do not want to receive an e-mail message when the backup is complete, click **Do not send email notification of backup completion**.
6. Click **Generate Backup**. cPanel creates the backup.
## Downloading a full backup of your web site
If you have created a full backup of your web site, you can download the backup file.
To download a full backup, follow these steps:
1. Log in to cPanel.
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> If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).
2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Files** section, click **Backup**:\
3. In the **Files** section of the cPanel home screen, click **Backups**.
4. Under **Full Backup**, click **Download a Full Account Backup**.
5. Under **Backups Available for Download**, click the file that you want to download.
## Restoring a full backup of your web site
**οΈ Warning**
Restoration of a full website backup requires the complete deletion of all data in the account. Any data created or uploaded to the account after the backup was made will be gone after the restore.
For managed packages **without root access**, it is not possible to restore a full website backup. Hosting.com Support can assist you. To have your Full Website Backup restored for you by hosting.com Support, follow these steps:
1. Upload the full website backup to the home directory of your account.
2. [Open a support ticket](https://my.hosting.com) requesting restoration of the backup.
If you are a cPanel user with root access, follow these steps:
1. Log in to WHM and select **Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File** from the left column.
2. On the **Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File** page, review the required filename formats and make sure the backup to be restored uses one of the required formats.
3. Using FTP or SFTP, upload the full website backup to one of the directories specified on the **Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File** page.
4. Select **Restricted Restore** if it is not selected by default.
5. In the **Transfer Method:** section, select **Restore with Username**.
6. In the **Username for the account that you wish to restore:** list box, select the username of the backup to be restored.
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> The section regarding A records may be skipped for a restore of an existing account.
7. Select the **Overwrite the existing user** check box.
8. Click **Restore**.
## Downloading a partial backup
To download an existing partial backup, follow these steps:
1. Log in to cPanel.
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> If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).
2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Files** section, click **Backup**:\
3. Under **Partial Backups**, click the name of the backup file that you want to download. Depending upon your web site's configuration, some or all of the following backup types may be available:
* Home directory
* MySQL databases
* E-mail forwarders
* E-mail filters
## Restoring a partial backup
To restore an existing partial backup, follow these steps:
1. Log in to cPanel.
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> If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).
2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Files** section, click **Backup**:\
3. Under **Partial Backups**, click **Browse**, select the partial backup file that you want to restore, and then click **Upload**.
## Related articles
* [cPanel File Manager](/docs/cpanel-file-manager)
* [Viewing disk usage information](/docs/disk-space-usage)
* [Managing FTP accounts](/docs/ftp-accounts-and-sessions)
* [Using rsync](/docs/using-rsync)