How to Troubleshoot cPanel Backup Errors?

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Kelechi
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Please, I made a full backup of my Cpanel sometime ago with this link (https://secure260.inmotionhosting.com:2083/?goto_app=Backups_Home) sent to me by inmotion. Right now, the account has expired. But before the expiration date, I applied for a transfer of the domain name account (rochmac.com) to another registry. And now, I have been trying to restore the Cpanel backup but keep getting this error

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format

/usr/bin/gtar: Child returned status 1

/usr/bin/gtar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

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anonymous
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Hello Kelechi, 

Thank you for your question. No, I am not a member of the InMotion Technical Support team. To contact them, you will need to follow the instructions on this page:

https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/amp/how-to-get-great-technical-support/

Best Regards, 

Alyssa K. 

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anonymous
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Hello Kelechi, 

Thank you for your question. No, I am not a member of the InMotion Technical Support team. To contact them, you will need to follow the instructions on this page:

https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/amp/how-to-get-great-technical-support/

Best Regards, 

Alyssa K. 

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Kelechi
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Hello Kelechi, 


Thank you for your reply. Based on the error provided, it seems that the archive file may be corrupted or was not generated successfully. I recommend generating a fresh copy of the backup and trying again. 

Best Regards,

Alyssa K. 

Please, are you a member of the Inmotion Technical Support Team. If you are, could you please, help me with fixing the problem. Because I have already been trying to do that from my AMP but the system could not log me in. I tried recovering the password but to no avail. I need help please.

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anonymous

Hello Kelechi, 


Thank you for your reply. Based on the error provided, it seems that the archive file may be corrupted or was not generated successfully. I recommend generating a fresh copy of the backup and trying again. 

Best Regards,

Alyssa K. 

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Kelechi
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Yes, that's correct.

That's the file I was talking about that gave 

this error

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format

/usr/bin/gtar: Child returned status 1

/usr/bin/gtar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

Please, this has getting over a week now that I have been requesting the solution to this problem.

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anonymous
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Hello Alyssa

Thank you for your reply. here is the name of the file I was talking about, downloaded from the link sent to my email - "backup-5.1.2020_03-06-57_rochma6.tar.gz". Please, let me know if it's not the correct format. Thanks.

Yes, that's correct.

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Kelechi

Hello Alyssa

Thank you for your reply. here is the name of the file I was talking about, downloaded from the link sent to my email - "backup-5.1.2020_03-06-57_rochma6.tar.gz". Please, let me know if it's not the correct format. Thanks.

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anonymous
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Hello Kelechi, 

Thank you for your question regarding cPanel backups. Based on the information provided it appears that the backup file is not the correct format. Please ensure that it is a .tar.gz file before attempting to restore it.

Best Regards, 

Alyssa K.