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#12598 Restore your backup files from within the component?

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Latest post by nicholas on Saturday, 09 June 2012 03:15 CDT

Friday, 08 June 2012 18:05 CDT

user64533
In the features comparison between the free version and the pro version there is this sentence:

"Restore your backup files from within the component" yes (pro), no (free)

So where is the button inside the component that allows me to restore my site, files, scripts, database, templates etc?

Saturday, 09 June 2012 03:07 CDT

nicholas
Go to Administer Backup Files. Find the backup you want to restore. Its status must read "OK". Check the box on the far-left column of its row. Now look up, at the toolbar. There's a button called "Restore". It should be the second one, counting from the left. Click on it. There you go!

IMPORTANT! If you do not see that button, you are bit by a Joomla! installer bug which is easy to work around. Just download Akeeba Backup Professional from our site. Now go to your site, Extensions, Install/Uninstall and use the Browse button to locate the package of Akeeba Backup Professional you had downloaded. Then click on Upload and Install. It's very important that you do not try uninstalling Akeeba Backup before doing this re-installation; uninstalling will remove your backups.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Saturday, 09 June 2012 03:15 CDT

nicholas
Oh, one thing I seem to have forgotten to clarify. Restoring a backup is a complete restoration of your site to the state it was when it was backed up. In other words you can only restore a full site, not just some select files.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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