# Backing up from Proxmox VE

# Backing Up

# How to Backup Your Data

To add the server, go ahead and add a Proxmox Backup Server under the Datacenter > Storage tab.

[![Screenshot 2026-02-06 140255.png](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2026-02-06-140255.png)](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/screenshot-2026-02-06-140255.png)

To add the server, add the information in your onboarding email below.

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For client side encryption, please auto-generate a client encryption key.

[![Screenshot 2026-02-06 140540.png](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2026-02-06-140540.png)](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/screenshot-2026-02-06-140540.png)

To begin scheduling your backups, go to Datacenter > Backup and add the backup jobs you would like to schedule. You can also set an email for notifications for information about the backup jobs.

[![Screenshot 2026-02-06 140132.png](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2026-02-06-140132.png)](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/screenshot-2026-02-06-140132.png)

If you have any questions or issues setting up your backup, please refer to Proxmox's documentation or contact support@untangledtechnology.com

# Restoring Backups

# How to Restore Your Backups

#### File Restore

To restore a file, select the virtual machine or container you would like and select the Backup tab. Select File Restore.

[![file restore.png](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/file-restore.png)](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/file-restore.png)

Under the backup archive, please select the file(s) you would like to restore. Select Download.

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#### Full Disk Restore

To restore an entire virtual machine or container, select Restore.

[![full restore.png](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/full-restore.png)](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/full-restore.png)

You will be prompted with the following. If there is a virtual machine or container with the same ID it will be overwritten once you select Restore.

[![Screenshot 2026-02-09 183404.png](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2026-02-09-183404.png)](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/screenshot-2026-02-09-183404.png)

# Removing/Pruning Backups

# How to Remove Backups

To remove backups from Proxmox VE, navigate to the virtual machine or container you would like to remove. Once you are there, go to the backup tab. You should see the list of backups for your vm.

[![remove backups.png](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/remove-backups.png)](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/remove-backups.png)

Select the backup you would like to remove and select the remove button.

Pruning allows you to specify which backup snapshots you want to keep and which ones you'd like to remove. To prune a single backup, within your Proxmox backup server account's datastore navigate to the snapshot you'd like to prune. Pruning keeps your backups in a recycle bin, to truly remove it you will have to run garbage collection.

[![Screenshot 2026-02-09 184604.png](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2026-02-09-184604.png)](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/screenshot-2026-02-09-184604.png)

You can schedule pruning jobs under the Prune & GC Jobs under your datastore.

[![Screenshot 2026-02-17 132518.png](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2026-02-17-132518.png)](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/screenshot-2026-02-17-132518.png)

You can add a new prune job, for details on how to set up your prune job, please refer to [Proxmox's Official Documentation](https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/maintenance.html#pruning)

If you'd like to skip the pruning step, you can go ahead and permanently delete the snapshot as well.

[![Screenshot 2026-02-09 184630.png](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2026-02-09-184630.png)](https://kb.tac.global/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/screenshot-2026-02-09-184630.png)