# Back up and restore on Windows hosting

> Keep copies of your HyperDC Windows hosting account: back up files, databases and mail in the client area, download the backup, restore only what you choose.

Difficulty: Beginner

A copy of your own is the one you control: stored away from the server, kept as long as you like. You make backups in the **Backups** tab of your service page.

## Step 1: Create a backup

1. Open **Backups** and select **Create Backup**.
2. Choose what to include: **Website files**, **Databases** and **Mail**.
3. In **Note**, you can write why you made it, such as `Before the update`.
4. Select **Create Backup** and wait until it finishes.

**Verify:** the backup appears in the list with the state **Ready** and a plausible size.

## Step 2: Download a copy

In the backup's row, select the download icon and keep the file on another machine.

## Step 3: Restore a backup

1. Select **Restore** in the backup's row.
2. Choose the parts to bring back. **Mail** is off by default.
3. Select **Restore And Replace** and wait until it finishes.

> **Warning**
>
> What you choose is replaced with the state in the backup, and changes made since then are lost. Everything you do not choose stays as it is.

**Verify:** open your site and check the data you restored.

## Next steps

- One database only: [databases on Windows hosting](/guides/windows-hosting-databases).
- Before each release: [deploy an ASP.NET site](/guides/deploy-aspnet-windows-hosting).

## Frequently asked questions

### What can a backup contain?

Your website files, databases and mail. You choose which of them when you create it.

### Can I restore only my database?

Yes. The restore form asks which parts to bring back; everything you do not choose stays as it is.

### Who is responsible for my data?

You are. Keep your own copies of what matters, on another machine.

### When should I make a backup?

Before you deploy a new version of your application, update a plugin or change a database, and regularly while your site changes.

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Source: <https://hyperdc.com/guides/products/windows-hosting-backup-restore>\
Updated: 2026-11-02