# Backup and Create new

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388>\
**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [June 7, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388 "2022-06-07T00:16:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/happpy/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Happpy)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/1 "2022-06-07T00:16:02Z")

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Hi good day!

How do I back up my file on cpanel/wordpress, I gonna make a new website with same content again.

My website current experiencing a “deceptive site ahead” and support tech of [ifastnet](https://www.infinityfree.com/go/ifastnet) recommend me to re-install a new wordpress. And they said to backup first my cpanel files.

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/greenreader9/32/22847_2.png) [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/2 "2022-06-07T00:17:30Z")

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Here is how to do it on InfinityFree:

> [@How to backup your website](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-backup-your-website/49304):
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> Good website administration requires making backups of your account regularly and storing them somewhere safe yourself. You also need to download backups in order to migrate website to other hosting accounts. InfinityFree does not create or store any backups of free hosting accounts. It’s your responsibility to regularly create backups, and to store them somewhere safely. Backup your website files The best way to backup your website files is by downloading them using a desktop FTP client. Op…

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**Author:** ![anon32498208](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon32498208/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon32498208](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon32498208)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/3 "2022-06-07T00:18:02Z")

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Click “Backups” in the Control Panel.

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**Author:** ![Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/happpy/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Happpy)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/4 "2022-06-07T00:28:25Z")

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So first I gonna install Filezilla on my desktop?

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**Author:** ![Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/greenreader9/32/22847_2.png) [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/5 "2022-06-07T00:28:50Z")

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Yep, that’s the recommended way to do it

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**Author:** ![Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/happpy/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Happpy)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/6 "2022-06-07T00:41:21Z")

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I was suppose to download my htdocs but it an unknown error

 ![new](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/3/7/37b24350f4e83eabec90a20489ef54badb3fb208.png)

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**Author:** ![Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/greenreader9/32/22847_2.png) [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/7 "2022-06-07T00:47:32Z")

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Yes, that is why it tells you you download FileZilla. The online file manager cannot manage such a large folder. The online file manager is not meant to be your primary FTP client, it is there for quick edits and such.

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**Author:** ![Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/happpy/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Happpy)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/8 "2022-06-07T00:58:05Z")

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May I know, it is spending too long for this process?

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**Author:** ![Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/happpy/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Happpy)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/9 "2022-06-07T00:58:26Z")

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![new](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/6/e/6ee9e4764e2027b66f2556e62cb240be2d5800ac.png)

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**Author:** ![Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/greenreader9/32/22847_2.png) [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/11 "2022-06-07T00:59:39Z")

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The speed of the transfer depends on your internet connection. Also, I recommend you save the files to a new folder on your desktop.

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**Author:** ![Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/happpy/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Happpy)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/12 "2022-06-07T01:12:38Z")

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It is normal to have this a lot of queued?  
 ![new](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/f/6/f6a5e345a0861988f8470b7de9911c4a4d591b60.png)

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**Author:** ![Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/greenreader9/32/22847_2.png) [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/13 "2022-06-07T01:17:01Z")

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For WordPress? Yes. WordPress is pretty big. Depending on your internet speed, it can take 30-60 minutes to download a copy of your website. Just let it run for awhile.

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**Author:** ![Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/happpy/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Happpy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Happpy)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/14 "2022-06-07T01:17:47Z")

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Okay, thank you!

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**Author:** ![KangJL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/kangjl/32/12130_2.png) [@KangJL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/KangJL)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/15 "2022-06-07T02:44:20Z")

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> [@Happpy](#):
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> How do I back up my file on cpanel/wordpress

You can also do it this way

> [@ERROR 414 - URL Too Long!](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-414-url-too-long/38895/5):
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> First, backup your website. 1)Goto Softaculous 2)Installation 3)Click Backup icon 4)Backup

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**Author:** ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/backup-and-create-new/62388/16 "2022-06-14T02:44:26Z")

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