How to upload a backup with File Manager in cPanel

September 18, 2023 / cPanel & WHM

In this article, we will explain how to upload a backup with File Manager in cPanel.

Follow the steps-

  1. Log in to cPanel.
  2. Select the “Files” section and click on the “File Manager” sub-option.
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  3. Once you enter file manager, click on the “Upload” button from the top of the screen.
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  4. Select the file or you can even drag and drop the file.
  5. To update existing files in your hosting with the uploaded ones, select the option to overwrite any files with the same name.
    select file
  6. Once the file is successfully uploaded, right-click on it and select “Extract”.
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  7. Now, choose the pathway where to extract the files. For backup of your website files, select the “public_html” directory.
  8. Click on the “Extract Files” button.
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  9. You will get the extraction result as shown below.
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In this manner, you can upload a backup with File Manager in cPanel. Hope you liked our article. For more information, visit our KB section regularly.

Check out our comprehensive guide: How to Upload a File using cPanel File Manager.

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