Home Directory Backup in cPanel
STEP 1
Log into cPanel.
Click the Backup Manager button in the Files section of cPanel.
STEP 2
In the Full Backup section, click the Download a Full Account Backup button.
Download a Full Account Backup icon
STEP 3
On the next screen make sure the Home Directory option is selected.
Be sure to select to save a backup to the Home Directory
If you want an email notification when the backup completes, enter your email address. If you do not want an email, select the box next to Do not send email notification of backup completion.
Click the Generate Backup button to begin the Full cPanel Backup. You will then see a message stating “Full Backup in Progress…” 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).
STEP 4
Button to click to generate a full backup.
Download the file from your cPanel. It will be located in your /home directory, begin with backup, and include the date. For example backup-10.26.2020_15-51-32_example.tar.gz.
Downloading Home Directory Backup in cPanel
STEP 1
Log into cPanel.
Click the Backup Wizardr link in the Files section.
STEP 2
Under Other cPanel Backup Plugins, click on Backup.
STEP 3
You can then access the file in your browser’s download directory. In this example, the home directory backup is named backup-example.com-10-4-2017.tar.gz.
