How to Backup or Restore Your Website, Full Account, Database, or Email using JetBackup 5
JetBackup 5 allows you to easily backup or restore different parts of your hosting account — including website files, databases, emails, and the entire cPanel account.
Step 1: Access JetBackup 5 in cPanel
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Login to your cPanel.
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Scroll down to the JetBackup 5 section.
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Click on the desired backup type:
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Full Backups
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Home Directory
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Databases
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Email Accounts
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Option 1: Download or Restore Full Account Backup
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Click Full Backups.
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You'll see a list of available backups with dates.
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Click:
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Download to save the backup to your local device.
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Restore to restore your full account (files, databases, emails, cron jobs, etc.).
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Confirm the restore action.
Full restore may overwrite existing data.
Option 2: Restore Website Files (Home Directory)
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Click Home Directory.
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View available file backups by date.
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Select the desired date, then:
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Click Download to save.
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Click Restore, then select specific files or folders (e.g.,
/public_html) and confirm.
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Option 3: Restore Database
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Click Databases.
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Select the database you want to restore (e.g.,
saaview_wp). -
Click:
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Download to get a
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Restore to revert the database to a previous state.
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Option 4: Restore Email Account
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Click Email Accounts.
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Choose the email account from the list.
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Click Restore to bring back deleted or old emails for that account.
