How to Download a Backup of Your Email, FTP, or Database Only through DirectAdmin? Print

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Do you know that If you want to download a backup of only FTP data, emails, or database data, you can do this from your DirectAdmin control panel?



How to Generate а Backup of Your Database, FTP, or Your Email Only?

1. Log in to your DirectAdmin account.


2. In the Advanced Features section, click on Create/Restore Backups Icon or type Restore in the navigation filter box, and then the option will appear. Click it.
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3. Under the Select Items to include in Backup, for generating a backup of only your Email, you need to untick all other options and tick-mark only the options displayed under Email. For FTP only backup, tick only the option which displays under FTP. You can do the same for the Database only backup.
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4. Scroll down to the end of the page and then click on the Create Backup button.


5. It will display a success message like Backup creation added to the queue. Once the backup is generated, it will display a message under DirectAdmin Panel >> In Support & Help Section >> Support Center.
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How to Download а Generated Backup of your Account?

1. Log in to your DirectAdmin Account.


2. In the System Info & Files section, click on the File Manager Icon or type File Manager in the navigation filter box, and then the option will appear. Click on it.
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3. Open the backups folder, hover your mouse on your newly-generated backup file, and it will display a Context Menu.
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4. Click on Download, and the file will be downloaded to your computer.
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Congratulations. You successfully generated a backup of your selected data and downloaded it!


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