Restoring files or databases from a backup
You can restore either your entire site or parts of your site using an Onyx Backup.
- Log in to your Onyx Dashboard
- Click the site you would like to restore.
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- Click on the Backups option on the left menu
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- Click Details for the backup you would like to restore from.
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- You will now see the actions that can be performed using this backup
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Database restore
You have the option to Download or Restore each database.
Clicking Download will generate and download a .sql
dump file of the database.
Clicking Restore will prompt for confirmation and then perform the restore - please ensure you read the warning before completing the restore.
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File restore (individual files)
Clicking Browse files will show a list of all site files for individual Download or Restore.
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Clicking Download will save the file to your device.
Clicking Restore will prompt for confirmation and then perform the restore
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please ensure you read the warning before completing the restore.
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File restore (all files)
You can click the Restore all files link to restore all your site files. You'll see a prompt for confirmation before the restore is completed.
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Full site restore
To fully restore a site to a previous state you'll likely need to restore both it's database and all it's files following the steps detailed above in this guide.