Question Best website backup software

[jamesdsimone]

I have 2 websites that are currently being updated. When everything is done I want to back everything up. What is good software to do that? I have zero interest in any "cloud" based backups. I want to back everything to a hard drive. I can't imagine it would take more than a few GB's of space so keeping multiple copies would not be a problem. Free would be great but any reasonably price software would be ok.

 

[Jimminy]

Can't you just copy all the new files you've made to an external drive as your backup?

Many years ago, I did this, then uploaded my new files via FTP. Then, if there was a problem, I still had all the files and could upload them again.

 

[igor_kavinski]

If you have access to the remote server's shell, you can use the bash script here: https://www.baeldung.com/linux/ftp-transfers

If not, download something like CoreFTP and just copy from the remote server (right pane) to the local folder of your choice (left pane) and it should replicate the directory structure precisely.

 

[mxnerd]

check HTTRACK and it's alternatives

 

[jamesdsimone]

check HTTRACK and it's alternatives

Thanks I'll give it a try.