Backing up is important, and you should do it regularly. Follow this tutorial to make a full backup of your website with Plesk.

### How to Generate a Backup of your Plesk Account?

**1.** Log in to your Plesk account.

**2.** Go to **Websites & Domains** > Click on the **Pull icon** > Choose **Backup & Restore**.

**3.** Under Backup Manager, click **Back Up**.

**4.** Choose **Full **as the backup type and FTP(s) in **Store in** option.

**5.** If you wish to receive a notification on backup completion, you can checkmark the "**When a backup task is completed, send a notification email to"** option.

**6.** Confirm with **OK**. The backup will start generating in the background. At this point, you can navigate away.

### How to Download a Backup of Your Plesk Account?

**1.** Go to **Websites & Domains** > Click on the **Pull icon** > Choose **Backup & Restore**.

**2.** From the backup list, click the **download** icon.

**3.** If you want to password protect the backup file, checkmark **Use password protection** and enter a password. Then confirm with **OK**.

**4.** A download will prompt you. Please, save the backup to your computer.

You have successfully generated a full backup in Plesk. Make sure to store your backup safely so you can restore your data whenever needed.