{"id":13012,"date":"2022-01-12T12:14:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T12:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=13012"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:14:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T12:14:26","slug":"restore-backup-file-directory-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/restore-backup-file-directory-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Restore Backup of a File or Directory via WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a cPanel server admin, you have full authority to take backup for any of the web files or directories. With WHM, a user can decide to restore the backup for a selected file or directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Restore Backup of a File or Directory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to your WHM <em>root<\/em> account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Select the <strong>Backup<\/strong> option from the navigation menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/backup.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/backup-1024x389.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12244\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click on <strong>File and Directory Restoration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-file-directory-restoration.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-file-directory-restoration-1024x123.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14827\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Select the user account from the list and click on<strong> View Backups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-file-directory-view-backup-min.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-file-directory-view-backup-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14829\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Select <strong>Enter a path<\/strong> option and enter the path of the file\/directory in the text box and click <strong>Show Backups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-file-directory-show-backups.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-file-directory-show-backups.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14830\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you can select the Browse files and directories option. Then click <strong>Show Backups<\/strong> for any file\/directory from the list to view its backups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-browse-file-directory-show-backups.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-browse-file-directory-show-backups.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14831\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Click on <strong>Restore<\/strong> for the backup restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-file-directory-backups-retore.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-file-directory-backups-retore.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14832\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With it, WHM will restore the backup for a selected file or directory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a cPanel server admin, you have full authority to take backup for any of the web files or directories. With WHM, a user can decide to restore the backup for a selected file or directory. To Restore Backup of a File or Directory 1. Log in to your WHM root account. 2. 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