To start the restore process you will need to login to cPanel and click on the R1soft Restore Backups icon which is under the Files section.

How to restore backups using R1soft Restore Backups

That will automatically log you in the backup server holding the backups of your hosting account. On that page you will be able to see all available restore points for your account with the exact date and time when they were generated. On the right of the screen you will see 4 icons allowing you to perform specific actions.

1. The first icon allows you to browse the files in your account and restore them. You can restore any file or directory in your account. You can also restore entire email boxes or separate e-mail messages.
2. The second icon allows you to browse the databases in your account and restore any of them.
3. The third icon gives you an option to download files or directories to your computer directly from the backup server.
4. The fourth icon will restore the whole data of your account to an archive on the server.

How do I restore files?

To restore any of the files in your account you have to click on the R1soft Restore Backups icon in cPanel and then on the first icon which corresponds to the restore point you want to use. See the screenshot below.

A new window will open showing the home directory. You can do a double-click on it to enter your account’s files and choose what exactly you want to restore. You can select multiple files and directories and restore them at the same time. If you have multiple web sites under public_html you may want to restore the specific web site only. Double-click on the public_html folder to see the list of the files and directories under it and select which ones you want to restore. In this tutorial we will restore the public_html folder which contains all files of the web site.

How to restore backups using R1soft Restore Backups

Look at the public_html folder in the screenshot and how it is selected for restore. Once you click on the Restore Selected button a new window will pop up.

How to restore backups using R1soft Restore Backups

When you click on the Restore button the restoration process will start. All files which already exist in your account will be overwritten.

The system will not remove any other files though. For example, if you uploaded a file after the restore point was generated and you perform a restore, that file you uploaded will not be removed. That’s why if your account was compromised and you want to restore it to a previous state it’s always best to remove the data before you start the restore. It’s easiest to remove the public_html folder from cPanel -> File manager and then restore it from the backups. Ensure you have a restore point from the desired date before you remove public_html.

If you want to be 100% safe, rename public_html to public_html.bak and then restore the folder. Then you can remove public_html.bak once you are sure everything is working fine.

Once the restore process starts you can monitor it and watch how the data is being copied from the backup server to your web hosting server.

After a successful restore the following will appear on your screen.

How to restore backups using R1soft Restore Backups

How can I restore MySQL databases?

Restoring MySQL databases is pretty easy. It is similar to restoring files however you need to click on the second icon to browse the databases and restore one or more of them. Once you click on the Browse databases icon a new screen will load and you will see a list of the databases after you click on the arrow. Please see below.

How to restore backups using R1soft Restore Backups

Then you have to select the database you want to restore and click on the Restore Selected button to start the restore process.

How to restore backups using R1soft Restore Backups

The process will take some time to complete depending on the size of the database. Once the restore completes successfully you will see the following.

How to restore backups using R1soft Restore Backups