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How To Back Up and Restore Your Plesk Data

Backing up and subsequent restoration of Plesk settings and data can be accomplished in a variety of ways. Plesk data backup/restore is performed by Plesk Backup and Plesk Restore utilities, while individual domains are typically backed up and restored via domain_bu.exe utility or through Backup feature accessible through Plesk control panel GUI.

Note: You can backup and restore individual domains through Plesk Backup and Plesk Restore utilities, although using domain_bu.exe should be quicker and more convenient for this task.

Plesk Data Backup

Plesk data backup is carried out by Plesk Backup utility, which has both GUI and command line interface.

To access Plesk Backup utility and back up your data:

  1. Click Start on the taskbar and select SWsoft > Plesk program group in the Start menu.
  2. Click Plesk Backup to access Plesk Backup utility.
  3. Follow the instructions provided in the Backing Up Your Plesk Data section to successfully create a backup of your Plesk data.

Plesk Backup utility can also be accessed through command line interface by running backup.exe located in the %plesk_dir%\admin\bin\ folder (where %plesk_dir% is the system variable defining the folder where Plesk is installed). To learn more about using the command line interface of Plesk Backup utility, refer to the Backing Up Plesk Data Through Command Line Interface section.

Plesk Data Restore

Plesk data restoration is done by Plesk Restore utility, which is entirely GUI-based.

To access Plesk Restore utility and restore your data:

  1. Click Start on the taskbar and select SWsoft > Plesk program group in the Start menu.
  2. Click Plesk Restore to access Plesk Restore utility.
  3. Follow the instructions provided in the Restoring Your Plesk Data section to successfully restore backed up Plesk data.

Individual Domains Backup/Restoration

Individual domains are backed up and restored by domain_bu.exe utility, which can be accessed through command line interface by running domain_bu.exe located in the %plesk_dir%\admin\bin\ folder (where %plesk_dir% is the system variable defining the folder where Plesk is installed). For detailed instructions on how to use domain_bu.exe utility, refer to Backing Up And Restoring Domains section.

Note: Individual domains can also be backed up and restored through internal Plesk Control Panel means. This feature is called Back Up and it is located in the Domain section on a domain management page in Plesk. For more information about this feature, refer to Backing Up And Restoring Domains section.