How to change the location for temporary backup files in Plesk for Linux

Kuzma Ivanov

Updated January 13, 2026 19:11

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How to change the location for temporary backup files in Plesk for Linux?

Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.
Create a new directory for temporary backup files. In these example, we are creating /mnt/backupdrive/tmp:

# mkdir /mnt/backupdrive/tmp
Set required permissions for the created directory:

# chmod 1777 /mnt/backupdrive/tmp
Modify the backup location in the Plesk configuration file /etc/psa/psa.conf:

4.1. Open the file /etc/psa/psa.conf in a text editor. In this example, we are using the vi editor:

# vi /etc/psa/psa.conf

4.2. Change the value of DUMP_TMP_D to the created directory from step 2:

CONFIG_TEXT: # Backups directory
DUMP_TMP_D /mnt/backupdrive/tmp

4.3. Save the changes and close the file.

4.4. Verify that the directory has been changed:

# grep -v '#' /etc/psa/psa.conf | grep -w DUMP_TMP_D
DUMP_TMP_D /mnt/backupdrive/tmp

Now all temporary backup files will be stored in the directory /mnt/backupdrive/tmp.

To change the location for Plesk backups, visit this KB article.

2 comments

Jeremy Navick
March 17, 2025 12:02

To take change into account, shouldn't this KB article end with
Restart the "sw-cp-server" service:
# service sw-cp-server restart
Just like https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/12377967588887-How-to-change-the-location-for-Plesk-backup-files-on-a-Linux-server

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eCom Seller
January 12, 2026 14:26

Is this used for the temporary location of database dumps during export/copy operations?

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