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··1 minute readHow do I take a backup of a cPanel hosting service?
Taking a backup of cPanel hosting services periodically is an excellent idea and it covers you in the unlikely event of data loss. Taking a backup is a very easy process which provides peace of mind. Please see these steps for taking a full cPanel backup:
- Login to the cPanel hosting service.
- Click Backup Wizard.
- Click Backup.
- Select Full Backup.
- Leave Backup Destination set to Home Directory and enter your email address. Click Generate Backup.
- Wait until it completes and you receive the confirmation email - this can take some time if you have a large number of files.
- Once it's finished go back to your cPanel home and click Backup.
- Click "Download or Generate a Full Website Backup".
- Download the backup archive listed, it will have a timestamp from when you completed step 5.
- Once you have completed the download, using FTP or File Manager please delete the download archive from your home directory on the server.