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title: How to Generate a Full Backup in Plesk
description: "Backing up is important, and you should do it regularly. Follow this tutorial to make a full backup of your website with Plesk.   **How to Generate a Backup of your Plesk Account?**   **1.** Log in to your Plesk account.…"
url: "https://www.domaincentral.com.au/help/generate-a-full-backup-in-plesk/"
updated: "2026-09-07"
category: Web Hosting / Plesk
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# How to Generate a Full Backup in Plesk

Backing up is important, and you should do it regularly. Follow this tutorial to make a full backup of your website with Plesk.

 

**How to Generate a Backup of your Plesk Account?**

 

**1.** Log in to your Plesk account.

 

**2.** Go to **Websites & Domains** > Click on the **Pull icon** > Choose **Backup & Restore**.

![plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif)

 

**3.** Under Backup Manager, click **Back Up**.

![plesk-backup-manager-generate.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-backup-manager-generate.gif)

 

**4.** Choose **Full **as the backup type and FTP(s) in **Store in** option.

![plesk-backup-full-option.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-backup-full-option.gif)

 

**5.** If you wish to receive a notification on backup completion, you can checkmark the "**When a backup task is completed, send a notification email to"** option.

![plesk-backup-generate-enable-notification.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-backup-generate-enable-notification.gif)

 

**6.** Confirm with **OK**. The backup will start generating in the background. At this point, you can navigate away.

 

 

**How to Download a Backup of Your Plesk Account?**

 

**1.** Go to **Websites & Domains** > Click on the **Pull icon** > Choose **Backup & Restore**.

 

**2.** From the backup list, click the **download** icon.

![plesk-account-backup-download-icon.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-account-backup-download-icon.gif)

 

**3.** If you want to password protect the backup file, checkmark **Use password protection** and enter a password. Then confirm with **OK**.

![plesk-account-backup-password-protection.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-account-backup-password-protection.gif)

 

**4.** A download will prompt you. Please, save the backup to your computer.