{"id":8260,"date":"2019-09-10T09:25:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T09:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=8260"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T05:54:55","slug":"learn-to-restore-your-data-using-dropmysite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/learn-to-restore-your-data-using-dropmysite\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to restore your data using Dropmysite"},"content":{"rendered":"

The article guides you on how to restore the following items using the Dropmysite cPanel plugin:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Website backups<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Database backups<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 E-mail backups<\/strong><\/p>\n

# Website backups<\/h2>\n

Perform the following steps to restore a Dropmysite website backup :<\/p>\n

1. Log into cPanel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2. Locate SOFTWARE<\/strong> section on the cPanel home screen, and click on Dropmysite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"dropmysite<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, the Dropmysite dashboard<\/strong> will appear :<\/p>\n

\"dropmysite<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Under Websites<\/strong>, identify the site backup that you want to restore, and then click on the Restore Files<\/strong>\u00a0\"restore<\/a> icon. The Restore Files page will appear.<\/p>\n

4. In the Date<\/strong> list box, select the date of the backup as per your choice to restore.<\/p>\n

5. You are allowed to restore specific or all the files in a backup :<\/p>\n

In order to restore specific files, select the check box present next to the file or files that you wish to restore.<\/p>\n

In order to restore all the files in the backup, select the Select All check box.<\/p>\n

6. Click on the Restore Files<\/strong>\u00a0\"restore<\/a> icon.<\/p>\n

7. Locate the Create Restore page, and on it select the By checking this box, I agree to replace any existing files selected with this restore<\/strong> check box.<\/p>\n

8. Click on Restore<\/strong>. Dropmysite will restore the selected file or files.<\/p>\n

# Database Backups<\/h2>\n

Perform the following steps to restore a Dropmysite database backup :<\/p>\n

1. Log in to cPanel<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n

2. Locate the SOFTWARE<\/strong> section on the cPanel home screen, and click on Dropmysite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"dropmysite<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, the Dropmysite dashboard will appear :<\/p>\n

\"dropmysite<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Under the Database section, locate the database backup that you want to restore, and then click on the Restore Database\u00a0<\/strong>\"restore<\/a> icon. The Database Restore page will appear.<\/p>\n

4. In the Backup date<\/strong> list box, select the date of the backup that you want to restore.<\/p>\n

5. Click on Restore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

6. On the page for Create Restore, select the By checking the box, I agree to overwrite the existing database with this restore<\/strong> check box.<\/p>\n

7. Click on Restore<\/strong>. Dropmysite will restore the selected database.<\/p>\n

# E-Mail backups<\/h2>\n

Perform the following steps to restore a Dropmysite e-mail backup :<\/p>\n

1. Log in to cPanel<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n

2. Locate the SOFTWARE<\/strong> section on the cPanel home screen, and click on Dropmysite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, the Dropmysite dashboard will appear :<\/p>\n

\"dropmysite<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Under the Emails section, identify and locate the e-mail backup that you want to restore, and then click on the Restore Emails<\/strong>\u00a0\"restore<\/a> icon. The Restore Files page will appear.<\/p>\n

4. In the Date<\/strong> list box, select the date of the backup that you want to restore.<\/p>\n

5. You are allowed to restore specific or all files in the backup :<\/p>\n

In order to restore specific files, select the check box present next to the file or files that you want to restore.<\/p>\n

In order to restore all of the files in the backup, tick the Select All check box.<\/p>\n

6. Click on the Restore Files<\/strong>\u00a0\"restore<\/a> icon.<\/p>\n

7. On the page for Create Restore page, select the By checking this box, I agree to replace any existing emails selected with this restore<\/strong> check box.<\/p>\n

8. Click on Restore<\/strong>. Dropmysite will restore the selected file or files.<\/p>\n

Also Read :<\/strong><\/p>\n

1)\u00a0Learn to monitor blacklisted sites using Dropmysite<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The article guides you on how to restore the following items using the Dropmysite cPanel plugin: \u2022 Website backups \u2022 Database backups \u2022 E-mail backups # Website backups Perform the following steps to restore a Dropmysite website backup : 1. Log into cPanel. 2. 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