Title: Restore website without dashboard access using Updraft plugin
Last modified: January 26, 2019

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# Restore website without dashboard access using Updraft plugin

 *  Resolved [csandreas1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/csandreas1/)
 * (@csandreas1)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-website-without-dashboard-access-using-updraft-plugin/)
 * My website has crashed and i want to restore it. I have the gz backup file, can
   i use it to restore the website when i have no dashboard access?
 * I have also looked in wp-content/updraft but i can’t find anything

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 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-website-without-dashboard-access-using-updraft-plugin/#post-11134123)
 * Hi,
 * Yes, you can restore your website either manually using the backups or restoring
   it from scratch. We have a step by step restoration guide here – [https://updraftplus.com/faqs/restore-site-updraftplus/](https://updraftplus.com/faqs/restore-site-updraftplus/)
 * Regards,
    Bryle
 *  Thread Starter [csandreas1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/csandreas1/)
 * (@csandreas1)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-website-without-dashboard-access-using-updraft-plugin/#post-11134281)
 * It’s a large tutorial for no reason. As i understand i have to install wordpress
   from the beginning, unpack plugins and theme, install updraft and restore the
   database?
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by [csandreas1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/csandreas1/).
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by [csandreas1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/csandreas1/).

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 * Last reply from: [csandreas1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/csandreas1/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-website-without-dashboard-access-using-updraft-plugin/#post-11134281)
 * Status: resolved