How to download a large backup file from Plesk?

Log into the server via SSH.

Execute the command below to list .xml files of all existing backups:

# plesk sbin pmm-ras –get-dump-list | grep message | sed -E ‘s/<message>//g’ | sed -E ‘s/: </message>//’

backup_info_2006222137.xml
backup_info_2006222138.xml

Using the required .xml backup file from the step №2, run the command below to download the backup:

# plesk sbin pmm-ras –export-dump-as-file –dump-specification=backup_info_1908071521.xml –dump-file-specification=/root/backup.tar

Note: /root/backup.tar is the path where the downloaded backup will be located.

Log into the server via RDP.

Start a command prompt as an Administrator.

C:> “%plesk_bin64%”pmm-ras.exe –get-dump-list | findstr “message”
<message>backup_info_1908071521.xml: </message>
<message>backup_info_1909120136.xml: </message>

Using the required .xml backup file from the step №3, run the command below to download the backup:

C:> “%plesk_bin%pmm-ras.exe” –export-dump-as-file –dump-specification=backup_info_1908071521.xml –dump-file-specification=C:backup.zip

Note: C:backup.zip is the path where the downloaded backup will be located.