cPanel provides a wizard for generating a full backup, which includes all websites, files, databases, emails, and FTP accounts.
Note:
- Make sure you have enough free disk space in your account.
Usually, creating backups requires up to 200% of the used space. This space is needed for temporary files during backup generation and for storing the backup file.
If you have 10 GB of space, and 2 GB has been used, you have 8 GB free. That's more than enough (more than 200% of your used space) to generate and store the backup. - Do not generate more than one backup at a time, as it might delay the process or cause it to be aborted.
- The backup will be stored in the home directory. You can access, download, or delete it using FTP or cPanel > File Manager.
- After the backup is generated, download it on your end and delete the backup from your hosting account to free up disk space.
Generate a Full Backup
- Navigate to cPanel > Backup > Download a Full Account Backup.
Or, cPanel > Backup Wizard > Back Up > Full Backup. - Select "Home Directory" as the Backup Destination.
- Enter your email address to get notified upon backup completion.
Or, select [*] Do not send email notification of backup completion. - Deselect [ ] Include integration links (may contain external account credentials).
- Click "Generate Backup".
- Done! Wait for the backup to be generated.
If you want to monitor the backup generation:
- Click "Go Back".
Or, go to cPanel > Backup > Download a Full Account Backup.
Or, go to cPanel > Backup Wizard > Back Up > Full Backup. - If the backup is still being generated, it will be marked "inprogress":
backup-6.22.2025_08-23-47_username.tar.gz (Sun Jun 22 08:23:47 2025) [inprogress]
Once the backup is complete, you will see a "tick mark" preceding the file name.
After backup generation is complete, you will be notified at the email address you provided.
