gzip backup

[theascended]

A number of weeks ago, the option to download a gzip backup of my home directory disappeared from CPanel. I very much liked this feature because it gave me the added security of having my own local backup. Is this option simply not available anymore or is there some way I can still access it?

 

[glen290]

Vanished off mine too, and could really do with it right now after changing from free to paid hosting

 

[xxll_martin_llxx]

You can FTP them from the server to your computer. When the new cPanel theme was released so was a new back up feature which is stored on the server.

 

[theascended]

Every time I try to ftp my files I get auto banned by the firewalls for 30(?)minutes, no to mention trying to download individual files that aren't compressed easily takes 5 times longer. Is there any way I can compress my home directory and ftp that file?

 

[theascended]

Since there doesn't seem to be a solution forthcoming I used cron jobs to get the backup in the format I want. If I leave the cron job there to run once a week (it only take about 3 seconds to run), will I get in trouble or is this considered ok by the server management staff?