How to Generate Backups in Plesk?

To generate or download backups of your account go to Account in the left menu, then press the Back up my account and websites button.

On the new screen, you will see several buttons and options. We will outline each one and then look at them in more detail:
1. With the Copy button you can create a backup. Find the steps here.
2. With the Upload button you can upload a backup that you have downloaded to your PC or device. It will appear in the list to be restored if necessary.
3. With the Delete button you can remove backups that you have checked using the checkboxes to their left.
4. With the Schedule button you can configure times when the server will make backups of your account. Plesk already generates account backups periodically to allow restoration.
5. If you click on the date of a backup, you can restore it. Find the steps here.
6. If you click the green arrow on the right of a backup you can download it to your PC or device.

Create a Backup

The backup creation screen will ask you for:

What types of data to include in the backup.
The type of backup to create. It can be Full or Incremental.
- A Full backup will copy your entire account.
- An Incremental backup will only include changes made since the last backup.
You can exclude certain files from the backup.
You can send a notification to an email address when the backup completes.
It is recommended to keep the checkbox for MS SQL native backup functionality enabled.

Clicking Accept will start generating the backup of your account.

Restore a Backup

The account restoration screen will show information about the selected backup and give you different options to restore your account:

You can download the backup to your PC if you want to keep it off the server.
You can restore the entire account (recommended) or only certain parts.
You can send an email notification when the restoration completes.
Clicking the ACCEPT button will begin restoring your account.