To download cPanel backup files, follow these steps:
- Click on the Backup button on the cPanel home page.
- Click on the "Download a Full Website Backup" button to download the entire system backup to local home folder or remote FTP or click on the buttons below to download the required files you need, is self-explanatory.
- Save the file to local disk. (Download the File)
Note for Windows users: This file is in .tar.gz format (a GZIP archive file that contains a TAR archive file). This is a common archive format used on Unix machines, in the same way that .zip is a common Windows archive format. Most compression utilities should be able to un-compress a .tar.gz file.