{"id":1028,"date":"2026-05-02T09:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/?post_type=kb_article&#038;p=1028"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:00:34","slug":"use-backup-wizard","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/knowledgebase\/use-backup-wizard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Backup Wizard in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin:1.35rem 0 1.75rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01-backup-wizard-main.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01-backup-wizard-main.png\" alt=\"Backup Wizard screen in cPanel\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h2>Create a Backup<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Files &gt; Backup Wizard<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Click <strong>Back Up<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Choose <strong>Full Backup<\/strong> or choose a partial backup type.<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">For a full backup, choose where cPanel should store it.<\/li>\n<li value=\"5\">Enter an email address if you want a completion notice.<\/li>\n<li value=\"6\">Click <strong>Generate Backup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Download a Partial Backup<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Files &gt; Backup Wizard<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Click <strong>Back Up<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Choose the item you want to download, such as <strong>Home Directory<\/strong> or a database.<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Save the file to your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Restore a Partial Backup<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Files &gt; Backup Wizard<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Click <strong>Restore<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Choose the restore type.<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Click <strong>Choose File<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"5\">Select the backup file from your computer.<\/li>\n<li value=\"6\">Click <strong>Upload<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Backup Wizard is the simplest backup screen for most users.<\/li>\n<li>Keep a local copy of important backups.<\/li>\n<li>Restoring files can overwrite current website files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create a Backup Go to Files &gt; Backup Wizard. Click Back Up. Choose Full Backup or choose a partial backup type. For a full&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","kb_category":[17],"class_list":["post-1028","kb_article","type-kb_article","status-publish","hentry","kb_category-cpanel-files"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/1028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/1028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1259,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/1028\/revisions\/1259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_category?post=1028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}