Backing up is important, and you should do it regularly. Follow this tutorial to make a full backup of your website with cPanel.
Steps to download Backup of Home Directory, MySQL, or Email Only
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Log in to your cPanel account.
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In the Files section, click on Backup Wizard.
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Under Backup or Restore, click on Back Up.
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Under Select Partial Backup. choose one of the available backup options to create and download a backup of it. To download a Home Directory backup, click on Home Directory.
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Now, click on Download.