{"id":22651,"date":"2026-08-07T16:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/?p=22651"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:48:16","slug":"create-backup-in-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/create-backup-in-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Backup in DirectAdmin (Step-by-Step Guide + Screenshots)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our clients at YouStable<\/strong> at times are not able to create backups in DirectAdmin.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why I brought this support article to guide you step by step how to create website backup in DirectAdmin with a screenshot for every single step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You do not need any technical skill. Just follow the screenshots<\/strong>, click along, and you will have a full website backup ready in a few minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Create Backup in DirectAdmin? Step-by-Step Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Follow these steps in order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have added a screenshot for every step, so you can simply match your screen with mine and click along. The full path we are going to follow is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Log In to Your DirectAdmin Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First, log in to your DirectAdmin panel<\/strong> using the username and password YouStable<\/a><\/strong> sent you >> Once you are inside, look at the Control Panel dashboard >> Click Log in to DirectAdmin button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 2: Go to the Create\/Restore Backups Section<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Now once you enter<\/strong> into the DirectAdmin dashboard >> Scroll down to Advanced Features and then click Create\/Restore Backups >> This is the page where all the backup action happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3: Select Backup Items and Create a Backup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Now DirectAdmin shows you a list<\/strong> of everything it can back up >> By default, all items are already selected, which is exactly what you want for a full backup >> Keep all the boxes checked for a complete backup >> Then simply click Create Backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you want to save disk space, you can uncheck the items you do not need. For most users, I recommend leaving everything selected. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Wait for the Backup Process to Complete<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you click Create Backup<\/strong> >> DirectAdmin adds your request to the process queue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just look at the Message section >> Shown by a green message in your panel. DirectAdmin drops you a notification the moment your backup is complete.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bigger websites take a little longer time. A small site is usually done in just 10 seconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you see the success message, congratulations. Your website backup is ready and safely stored on your hosting account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 5: Open File Manager and Find Your Backup File<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your backup file is saved<\/strong> inside the backups folder in your File Manager<\/a>. You can find it under System Info & Files >> File Manager >> Then go to backups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here, in the screenshot below you can see that your backup is created. You simply click on it to view your backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 6: Download Your Backup to Your Computer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can even right click on it to download the backup files<\/strong> on your local system and even see the files in your free time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And there you are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have helped you create your website backup and I\u2019ve also helped you how you can access it and even download it on your local system as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our clients at YouStable at times are not able to create backups in DirectAdmin.\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s why I brought this support […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":22664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"iawp_total_views":65,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2275,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kb-directadmin","category-knowledgebase"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22651"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22733,"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22651\/revisions\/22733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}