1. Login to your Cpanel account with your username and password.
2. Click on the Backups button.
3. If you have database driven sites click on the MySql links to download those to your computer.
4. Under the heading Full Backup, click on the Generate/Download a Full Backup link. (not this one!)
5. Enter your email address into the field and click Generate Backup down the bottom.
6. When Cpanel has finished compiling everything into one file, you will receive an email. This shouldn't take long if you have only a small site.
7. Refresh this screen or return to it later and click the link (which wasn't there before) under Previous full backups saved in your home directory:
8. Wait for it to download.
9. Backup this file and any Database files onto a DVD and store somewhere safe.
10. Do this whenever you make any major changes to your site

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