How to change the location for Plesk backup files on a Linux server ?

By default, all backup data is stored in the directory /var/lib/psa/dumps.

To change the default backup location, follow these steps:

Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.

Create a new directory for backups. In these example, we are using /plesk_backups:

# mkdir /plesk_backups

Set necessary ownership for the created directory:

# chown psaadm:psaadm /plesk_backups

Modify the backup location in the Plesk configuration file /etc/psa/psa.conf:

Open the file /etc/psa/psa.conf in a text editor (for example, vi editor).

Change the value of DUMP_D to the created directory from step 2

# Backups directory
DUMP_D /plesk_backups

Save the changes and close the file.

Verify that the directory has been changed:

# cat /etc/psa/psa.conf | grep -w DUMP_D
DUMP_D /plesk_backups

Move all backup data and the hidden .discovered directory from the old location to new:

# mv /var/lib/psa/dumps/* /plesk_backups/
# mv /var/lib/psa/dumps/.discovered/ /plesk_backups/

Restart the "sw-cp-server" service:

# service sw-cp-server restart

Now all backup files will be stored in the directory /plesk_backups.