{"id":2351,"date":"2021-06-29T10:34:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T07:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=2351"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:30:14","slug":"how-often-is-my-website-backed-up-and-how-can-i-access-the-backup-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/how-often-is-my-website-backed-up-and-how-can-i-access-the-backup-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Backup Frequency & Restore Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A single mistake or a crash<\/b> can undo months or even years of hard work invested in your website. To help you avoid disasters of this kind, ScalaHosting<\/b><\/a> automatically backs up your data<\/b> and gives you full control over the restoration process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All our shared and managed VPS<\/a> accounts get daily backups and full control over how they restore them. For maximum security, your backups are stored on a remote server, and you can access them whenever you want.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backing up and restoring data manually is also possible on both cPanel and SPanel accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s see how you can do it exactly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backing Up Your Website Files Manually<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have a cPanel account, you can learn everything you need to know about backing up and restoring data from this article<\/a>. SPanel users can follow the steps below.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Log Into SPanel’s User Interface
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The default login URL is https:\/\/youdomain.com\/spanel <\/strong><\/em>(don’t forget to replace yourdomain.com<\/em> with your actual domain).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Step 2: Open the Backup Tool and Click Generate Backup
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Scroll to the <\/span>FILES<\/b> section and click <\/span>Backup.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n

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The <\/span>Generate Backup<\/b> button gives you a few options to choose from.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Step 3: Select Your Backup Options and Click Generate.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

SPanel lets you configure your backup. If you select the Exclude emails and files <\/strong>checkbox, SPanel will create safe copies of your databases only. The Exclude databases<\/strong> option means that your backup will contain files only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From this popup, you can also send your backup directly to a remote server. All you need to do is provide the FTP details.<\/p>\n\n\n

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If you decide to keep your backup on your hosting server, it will be saved in your account’s home directory.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can use an FTP client or SPanel’s File Manager to download it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restoring Your Backup Files<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ScalaHosting<\/span> automatically saves your data backups on a remote backup server<\/b>. To restore your data from an automatic backup, log into SPanel’s User Interface, scroll to the <\/span>FILES<\/b> section and click <\/span>Restore backup<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Select your <\/span>data restore point. <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n

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Use the <\/span>Browse Files<\/b> option to restore files and directories from your remote server or the <\/span>Browse Databases<\/b> button to restore any database.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s examine how to restore your backups using the options.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restoring Files and Directories<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To restore a specific file or directory, click the <\/span>Browse Files<\/b> button and select the folders or files you wish to restore.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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If you<\/span> intend to restore the entire website,<\/b> then select the domain\u2019s root folder, but if it\u2019s just a file or a group of files, then open the folder and select the file(s).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you<\/span> select all the files you wish to restore<\/b>, click the <\/span>Restore Selected<\/b> button to initiate the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Now, wait patiently as our system restores your files, and do note that <\/span>the process runtime depends on the size of your backed up files. <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restoring Databases<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To restore your backed-up database, click the <\/span>Browse Databases<\/b> button next to the restore point of your choice. You’ll see a list of all the databases backed up on the selected date. Next to each one of them, there’s a Restore<\/strong> drop-down that gives you three options:
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