Do you know that If you want to download a backup of only FTP data, emails, or database data, you can do this from your DirectAdmin control panel?
How to Generate а Backup of Your Database, FTP, or Your Email Only?
1. Log in to your DirectAdmin account.
2. In the Advanced Features section, click on Create/Restore Backups Icon or type Restore in the navigation filter box, and then the option will appear. Click it.![](\"../../../img/directadmin-crestore-icon.gif){kind=icon}
3. Under the Select Items to include in Backup, for generating a backup of only your Email, you need to untick all other options and tick-mark only the options displayed under Email. For FTP only backup, tick only the option which displays under FTP. You can do the same for the Database only backup.![](\"../../../img/directadmin-ftp-onlybackup.gif)
4. Scroll down to the end of the page and then click on the Create Backup button.
5. It will display a success message like Backup creation added to the queue. Once the backup is generated, it will display a message under DirectAdmin Panel >> In Support & Help Section >> Support Center.![](\"../../../img/directadmin-support-message.gif)
How to Download а Generated Backup of your Account?
1. Log in to your DirectAdmin Account.
2. In the System Info & Files section, click on the File Manager Icon or type File Manager in the navigation filter box, and then the option will appear. Click on it.![](\"../../../img/directadmin-filemanager-icon.gif){kind=icon}
3. Open the backups folder, hover your mouse on your newly-generated backup file, and it will display a Context Menu.![](\"../../../img/directadmin-click-backupsfldr.gif)
4. Click on Download, and the file will be downloaded to your computer.![](\"../../../img/directadmin-contex-menu-dwn.gif)
Congratulations. You successfully generated a backup of your selected data and downloaded it!
