imbra - How to Restore Specific Files From a Backup in iPanel

Instead of restoring your entire website, you can selectively restore individual files from a backup. This is useful when only certain files need to be recovered.

Steps

  1. Navigate to your website management page.

    [screenshot: website management page]

  2. Click the Backups card on the Home tab.

    [screenshot: backups card]

  3. In the Backups drawer, locate the backup that contains the files you need.

    [screenshot: backup table]

  4. Click the Download icon in the Actions column to download the backup to your computer.

    [screenshot: download icon in actions column]

  5. Extract the downloaded backup archive on your local machine and locate the specific files you need.

    [screenshot: extracting backup archive locally]

  6. Use the File Manager to upload only those specific files back to your website in their correct locations.

    [screenshot: uploading specific files via file manager]

Tip: Downloading and extracting locally gives you full control over which files to restore, preventing unintended overwrites of files that are working correctly.

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