# Take a snapshot backup
Source: https://docs.webgee.com/en/backups/jetbackup-snapshot-backups









Take a manual backup of your cPanel account immediately before a risky change —
a plugin update, a theme switch, a database migration. Applies to shared and
reseller hosting.

WebGee backs up every shared and reseller account daily, so a snapshot is not
your safety net for day-to-day accidents. It is for the specific case where you
are about to change something and want a restore point from *just before* it.

## Before you begin [#before-you-begin]

Snapshots have limits worth knowing before you rely on one:

* **One snapshot per cPanel account.** Taking a second one removes the first.
* **Kept for two days**, then deleted automatically.
* **Not available on large accounts** — over roughly 5 GB, or with a very high
  inode count.

<Callout type="warn">
  A snapshot lives on WebGee's infrastructure alongside your account. For
  anything you cannot afford to lose, take a backup you keep somewhere else as
  well — see [Generate and download a backup](/en/backups/how-to-generate-download-a-website-backup).
</Callout>

## Take the snapshot [#take-the-snapshot]

1. In cPanel, open **JetBackup 5**.

2. Select **Accounts**.

   <img alt="The JetBackup 5 Accounts page in cPanel" src="__img0" />

3. Select your account, then choose **Create Backup on Demand**.

4. Confirm when prompted.

   <img alt="The confirmation prompt for creating an on-demand backup" src="__img1" />

## Check it completed [#check-it-completed]

The snapshot is queued, not instant. Do not start your change until it has
finished.

1. In JetBackup 5, select **Queue**.
2. Wait for your backup to report as complete.

   <img alt="The JetBackup Queue page showing backup progress" src="__img2" />

How long this takes depends on the size of your account — small sites finish in
a minute or two.

## If the option is missing [#if-the-option-is-missing]

**Create Backup on Demand** is hidden when your account is too large to snapshot.
Check your usage under **cPanel → Disk Usage**; if you are near or over 5 GB, or
have a very large number of small files, use a plugin or script to generate an
on-demand backup instead.

## Related [#related]

* [Restore files or databases from JetBackup](/en/backups/jetbackup-how-to-restore-your-account-files-or-databases)
* [Restore a home directory or specific files](/en/backups/how-to-restore-a-home-directory-or-specific-files-using-jetbackup-5)
* [What is excluded from the daily backups?](/en/backups/jetbackup-what-files-are-excluded-from-the-daily-backups)