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To save a copy of your website to the web server:
- Click the Download or Generate a Full Web Site Backup button.
- Select Home Directory from the Backup Destination heading.
- Enter your email address.
- Click the Generate Backupbutton. You will receive an email after the backup is complete.
- The backup file's creation date appears in the filename (which begins with backup-MM-DD-YYYY). The file will be stored as a tar ball, or compressed data file, with the file extension
.tar.gz.
- The backup file's creation date appears in the filename (which begins with backup-MM-DD-YYYY). The file will be stored as a tar ball, or compressed data file, with the file extension
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