Restoring archived files

You can selectively restore files from a backup.

Example. You can restore a particular site or user to the exclusion of other backups.

Review the following important notes before you restore files.

To restore data from the archive:

  1. In the shortcuts area of the Home page, click Backup/Restore (Tools section).

  2. In the Backup/Restore submenu, click Restore. The Restore form opens.

  3. To restore, choose one of the following options.

  4. Download. Downloads the file from the archive to your active server.

  5. FTP. Uses the FTP utility to restore files from the archive to your active server.

Restore by Download

The Download option is appropriate for small files.

  1. In the Select Backup File text box, enter the name of the file that you want to restore from the archive. Alternatively, click Browse to locate the file.

  1. In the Email field, enter the email address at which you want to receive email status notifications. If you do not want to receive email notifications, leave the field blank.

  2. Click Restore. A confirmation dialog opens.

  1. Click Ok to proceed with the restore.

A Progress window opens, displaying the status of the restore. If the restore fails with errors, the errors are listed in the Progress window.

Restore by FTP

FTP is recommended as a faster and more reliable option, especially for large files.

  1. In the FTP Server field, enter the name of the FTP server where you want to restore data.  

  2. In the FTP Login field, enter the user name of your account on the FTP server.

  3. In the FTP Password field, enter the password of your account on the FTP server.

  4. In the FTP Location field, enter the full path to the backup directory on the FTP server from where you want to restore the files. If you leave the field blank, the location will default to your home directory.

  5. Note: You do not have to specify the path if the backed up data is stored in the home directory of your account.

  1. In the Email field, enter the email address at which you want to receive email status notifications.

  2. Click Restore.
    The Restore form opens.

  3. In the Restore form, select the check boxes next to the files you want to restore.

  4. Note: Files split into multiple files during backup can be restored as a single file. Select the main backup file (<backupfilename>.tar.gz), then select the Enable Recurse check box (displayed at the end of the file listing). Do not select the individual files (<backupfilename>.<x>.tar.gz> where <x> indicates each individual file) that constitute the main backup file.

  1. Click Restore.

The status of the restore will be conveyed through an email notification to the specified address.

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