{"id":5236,"date":"2018-07-26T14:32:06","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T18:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5236"},"modified":"2025-06-12T13:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:48:12","slug":"how-to-take-manual-file-backups-on-shared-vps-and-qs-dedicated","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-take-manual-file-backups-on-shared-vps-and-qs-dedicated\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Manual File Backups on Shared, VPS, and Dedicated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can manually backup your files on a Shared, VPS, and Dedicated account. If you have a Managed WordPress Hosting account (WP Enthusiast or WP Professional), see WordPress Hosting Backups FAQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Taking Backups on Shared, VPS, and Dedicated&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-alert\">Backups will count toward account disk space usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To take manual file backups on Shared, VPS, or Dedicated accounts, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\">Legacy Interface<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\">New ACC Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure what the difference is? See<a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the left sidebar, click&nbsp;<strong>Files<\/strong>, then click&nbsp;<strong>Back Up Your Data<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the backups page, input the following information:<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Compression Method<\/strong><\/td><td>This is the method of compression that will be used. You can choose between .zip, tar, gzip\u2019ed tar (tgz).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Directory to Back up<\/strong><\/td><td>This is which directory will be backed up.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Click the&nbsp;<strong>Back Up Selected Directory&nbsp;<\/strong>button&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The next page will show you some confirmation information. Click&nbsp;<strong>Continue<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In top navigation bar, click <strong>Files<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Backup<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the backups page, input the following information:<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Compression Method<\/strong><\/td><td>This is the method of compression that will be used. You can choose between .zip, tar, gzip\u2019ed tar (tgz).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Directory to Back up<\/strong><\/td><td>This is which directory will be backed up.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Back Up Selected Directory <\/strong>button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The next page will show you some confirmation information. Click <strong>Continue<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If the backup is successful, the backup will appear in the <strong>Backup Storage Directory<\/strong> that is specified on the <strong>Back Up Your Data <\/strong>page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can manually backup your files on a Shared, VPS, and Dedicated account. If you have a Managed WordPress Hosting account (WP Enthusiast or WP Professional), see WordPress Hosting Backups FAQ. 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