At Hostinger, you can use the Backup tool to easily restore your website files and databases to the preferred state.

To restore a backup, go to the Websites section, find the site in question, and click on Manage. Then, search for Backups on the left sidebar and click on it:

You’ll find backup options for your website files and databases. It’s time for you to choose the best method to restore your backup. Check the below explanations to understand the differences between each method and the detailed instructions 👇

This method is only available for WordPress websites. It allows you to restore files and databases of a WordPress site in one click.

To start the process, click on Select below Restore website:

Choose the preferred date from the available backups in the dropdown list, and click on Restore:

Confirm that you understand that restoring the selected backup version will replace current website files and databases, and again click on Restore:

Usually, the restoration process takes 10–15 minutes depending on the size of your website; the larger the backup, the longer it may take. The restoration will continue in the background even if the browser tab is minimized or closed. Check the status in the Restore History tab:

Once completed, your website will be restored to the state it was on the selected date. If you can't see the restored content on your website, please clear the cache.

This method is recommended when you host several websites, subdomains, or directories and only want to perform partial restorations by selecting only specific files or folders (directories).

Click on Select below Files backups:

Select the preferred date from the available backups in the dropdown list, and click on Next step:

To restore only one domain and its subdomains, open the folder domains, select the folder of the preferred website (e.g., domain.tld), and click on Restore files:

To restore a particular directory or a subdomain, open the domains folder, select the folder of the preferred website (e.g., domain.tld), and open the public_html folder within:

Select the desired directory (folder), and click on Restore files:

NOTE

Usually, the restoration process takes 10–15 minutes, depending on the size of your website; the larger the backup, the longer it may take. The restoration will continue in the background even if the browser tab is minimized or closed. Check the status in the Restore History tab:

If the partial restoration includes a whole website (when restoring from either a domain or subdomain), make sure to restore the databases as well to the same date as the files backup.

This method only restores particular files (e.g., wp-config.php, .htaccess, etc.). Click on Select below Files backups:

Select the preferred date from the list of available backups, and click on Next step:

Open the domains folder, select the folder of the preferred website (e.g., domain.tld), and open the folder public_html within:

Then, select the preferred files within, and click on Restore files:

Usually, the restoration process takes only a couple of minutes, but it also depends on your file size. The larger the backup, the longer it may take. Check the status in the Restore History tab:

Once completed, your selected files will be restored to the state of the selected backup date.

NOTES

Use this method after restoring entire domains/subdomains or if you need to restore your website’s database only.

Click on Select below Database backups:

Choose the preferred database, and click on Show databases:

Choose the preferred backup date, and click on Restore:

NOTE

Usually, the restoration process takes only a couple of minutes, but it also depends on the size of your database. The bigger the backup, the longer it may take. Check the status in the Restore History tab:

Once completed, your selected database will be restored to the state of the selected backup date. To check the changes, you may need to clear the cache.

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