A deleted website is not gone right away. We keep its files and database for 30 days, and during that time you can bring it back yourself: click Sites in your HostBarrel Hub, find the website under Recently deleted and click Restore. After 30 days it is removed for good.

How to Restore a Website

Step 1: Open the Sites page

Log in to your HostBarrel Hub and click Sites in the sidebar.

Step 2: Find it under Recently deleted

Scroll below your list of websites to Recently deleted. Every website deleted in the last 30 days is listed there with its name, its HostBarrel address, the date it was deleted, and a line such as Kept until Dec 8 · 29 days left.

Step 3: Click Restore

Click Restore on the website's row. A window titled Restore and the website's name tells you what comes back. Click Restore website to go ahead, or Cancel to leave things as they are.

Step 4: Wait a few minutes

The row shows Restoring, a few minutes while we work. You can keep using the Hub in the meantime. When it is done, the website moves back up into your normal list and is online again.

What Comes Back

  • Your files and database, exactly as they were on the day the website was deleted. Nothing changed while it was deleted.
  • Its HostBarrel address. The website goes back online at the same address it had before.
  • Your own domains. They reconnect by themselves if they still point to HostBarrel, which can take up to an hour. A domain that now points somewhere else shows Waiting for domain setup on the website's Domains tab. Point it back by following How to Point Your Domain to HostBarrel.

The restore is listed on the Activity page as Restored the website, and the account owner gets an email saying the website was restored.

When Restore Is Switched Off

Sometimes the Restore button is greyed out, and a note under the row says why:

  • Your plan's websites are all in use. A restored website needs a free place on your plan. Click See plans to move to a bigger plan (see How to Upgrade Your Hosting Plan), or delete a website you no longer need.
  • You have no active plan. Order or renew a plan first, then come back and restore.
  • The website's address is now used by another website. We can still bring it back for you. Contact support by email or live chat.
  • The website was suspended when it was deleted. Contact support by email or live chat.

Dev copies cannot be restored. Restore the live website, then create a new Dev copy from it (see Using Dev Environments & Push to Live).

Does a Deleted Website Still Count on My Plan?

A website deleted this month still counts toward your plan's websites until the month ends. That is why Resources can show one more website than your list does. See Account-Wide Resources Walkthrough.

After 30 Days

When the 30 days are over, the website's files and database are removed for good and it leaves the Recently deleted list. It cannot be restored after that, by you or by us.

We send the account owner one reminder email 3 days before that date, with the subject line ending in will be removed for good on and the date. If you do not want the website back, you do not need to do anything.

⚠️ Keep Your Own Copy of Anything Important

The 30 days are a safety net, not a backup plan. Before you delete a website you might want again later, download a copy first. See Site Backups: Automatic, Manual & Downloadable.

Need a Hand?

If the website is not in the list, or the restore does not finish, contact us by email or live chat and tell us the website's name. See Getting Support: Tickets & Live Chat.