To download a backup file from the Plesk’s storage:
- Find the corresponding backup file in Tools & Settings >
Backup Manager - Click the arrow icon for downloading the file and specify the
location to save the file.
In order to improve backup security, we recommend that you protect the
backup with a password. This makes it impossible for an attacker to
obtain sensitive data in a situation when the security of your backup
storage is compromised.
Note: If you forget your password, it cannot be recovered. Therefore, it is
strongly recommended to keep a list of your passwords and
corresponding backup file names in a safe place.
Location of Temporary Backup Files
When somebody downloads a backup from the server, Plesk creates a
temporary archive file with the backup on the server. By default, this
file is located in the /tmp directory. If there is not enough disk
space for storing the temporary file on the corresponding partition,
downloading the backup file will be impossible. To avoid such
situations, you can change the location of temporary backup files on the
Plesk server by editing the DUMP_TMP_D variable in the
/etc/psa/psa.conf configuration file.