Title: How to Restore Files or Directories from Backups in WHM  
PrimaryCategory: Servers  
Type: Procedural  
Tags: restore, backup, WHM, files, directory, VPS, dedicated_server  
Source UI Terms: Backup, Backup Configuration, File and Directory Restoration, View Backups, Browse files and directories, Show Backups, Restore  
Source Reference: How to Restore Files or Directories from Backups in WHM  

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### Procedural

Prerequisites:
- Account backups must be configured and enabled in WHM under Backup Configuration.

Steps:
1) Log in to the WHM interface.  
2) Select the **Backup** option from the left-hand side menu to display available backup options.  
3) Click on **File and Directory Restoration**.  
4) Select the account you wish to restore files or directories for, then click the **View Backups** button.  
5) Choose **Browse files and directories** to see all files and folders. Find the file or directory you want to restore and click **Show Backups**.  
6) Select the backup(s) you want to restore and click **Restore**.  
7) If the files already exist, confirm whether to overwrite the existing files.  
8) When finished, a success message appears indicating the file was restored with the backup date and filename.  

Warnings:
- Overwriting existing files requires explicit confirmation to avoid accidental data loss.

Summary:
This guide explains how to restore specific files or directories from backups in WHM by browsing available backups and selecting restore points.

Evaluation Pairs:
Q: How do I access the file restoration options in WHM?  
A: Log into WHM, select **Backup** in the left menu, then click **File and Directory Restoration**.  

Q: What happens if I try to restore a file that already exists?  
A: WHM will ask for confirmation before overwriting the existing file.  

Q: Where do I configure backups to enable file and directory restoration?  
A: Backups must be configured in WHM under **Backup Configuration** before this feature is available.

When you want to recover specific files or folders from backups on your VPS or Dedicated Server. This article explains how to browse backups, select restore points, and restore data in WHM.
This feature can be enabled only by configuring account backups in the WHM backup configuration interface.
WHM &gt;&gt; Home &gt;&gt; Backup &gt;&gt; Backup Configuration
<h2 style="line-height: 1.38;">Restoring Files or Directory 1) Login to WHM interface. 2) You have to select the option “Backup” on the left-hand side menu and it will display all the options available. 3) Then you have to click the option “File and Directory Restoration”. 4) Select the account which you wish to restore and click the button “View Backups”. 5) Select the option “Browse files and directories”. It will display all the files and folders. From that, click on the option “Show Backups” for the file or directory which you wish to restore and it will show the all available backups.  Then select the backups which you wish to restore then click the option “Restore”. If the files already exist, it will ask for confirmation to overwrite the existing file. Once the process completes, you will get the message that “Success: The system successfully restored the “filename” backup file from the date “date”.</h2>

When you want to recover specific files or folders from backups on your VPS or Dedicated Server. This article explains how to browse backups, select restore points, and restore data in WHM.