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How to Restore Files from Backup

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Jun 10, 2026

Prerequisites

Before restoring files, make sure you have:

  • SSH access to your VPS
  • Backup file available

Restore from .tar.gz Backup

Connect to your VPS:

ssh hxroot@YOUR_SERVER_IP -p 22
tar -xzf backup.tar.gz -C /

Restore to specific directory:

tar -xzf backup.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

Restore Single File from Tar

tar -xzf backup.tar.gz path/to/specific/file.txt

Restore from .tar (Uncompressed)

tar -xf backup.tar

Restore from Directory Backup (cp)

cp -r /backup/website/* /var/www/html/

Restore with Rsync

rsync -avz /backup/website/ /var/www/html/

✅ Files restored from backup.

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