How to change Backup Manager temporary files location on Plesk for Windows

Alex Tsmokalyuk

Updated January 13, 2026 19:03

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How to change Backup Manager temporary files location on Plesk for Windows?

How to change the location of the Plesk PrivateTemp folder?

For storing Backup Manager temporary files is custom location, $DumpTempDir value should be changed.

In this example, $DumpTempDir location is changed to E:\BackupTemp\:

Text instructions:

Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.
Start Windows Registry Editor (regedit): Click Windows Start > type 'regedit' > click on it.
Find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PLESK\PSA Config\Config and create a backup of it: Right-click on the Config key > click Export > save in the file.
In the 'Config' key, double-click on the 'DumpTempDir' string.
Change the value to E:\BackupTemp\.
Create the folder E:\BackupTemp.
Add the same owners with their permissions for E:\BackupTemp as set on %plesk_dir%PrivateTemp\. (Right-click on the folder > Properties > Security).
Restart Plesk Management service in command-prompt to apply the changes:

C:\> net stop plesksrv
C:\> net start plesksrv