---
title: "Manually Managing Backups"
slug: "manually-managing-backups-2"
tags: ["7.8", "Protect", "Agent", "Share", "Drive", "macOS"]
updated: 2024-07-02T13:23:15Z
published: 2024-07-02T13:23:15Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/manually-managing-backups-2"
---

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# Manually Managing Backups

You can manually start, stop, suspend and unsuspend backups. Suspending backups suspends any currently running local backup and all scheduled automatic local backups.

**To manually start a backup:**

1. Click the CTERA Agent Menu Bar icon, ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-U9A887LX.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A27Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A27Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=f1RqrzQEZJ6uTIqv%2F9dkuDTZyN4iRQBon6BqzNVEfgw%3D).  

The **CTERA Agent** window is displayed.
2. Click **Backup now**.

**To manually stop a backup:**

1. Click the CTERA Agent Menu Bar icon, ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-U9A887LX.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A27Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A27Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=f1RqrzQEZJ6uTIqv%2F9dkuDTZyN4iRQBon6BqzNVEfgw%3D).  

The **CTERA Agent** window is displayed.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-XCYNTZ4A.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A27Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A27Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=f1RqrzQEZJ6uTIqv%2F9dkuDTZyN4iRQBon6BqzNVEfgw%3D)
2. Click **Cancel**.

The current backup operation is stopped.

**To suspend backups:**

- Either:  

Right-click the CTERA Agent Menu Bar icon, ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-U9A887LX.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A27Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A27Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=f1RqrzQEZJ6uTIqv%2F9dkuDTZyN4iRQBon6BqzNVEfgw%3D), and select **Suspend Backup**.  

Or,  

In the **CTERA Agent** window, click ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-2ZSNM8ED.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A27Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A27Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=f1RqrzQEZJ6uTIqv%2F9dkuDTZyN4iRQBon6BqzNVEfgw%3D) to the right of **Restore**.  

Or,
  1. Open **CTERA Agent Settings** window.
  2. Click **Main > Cloud Backup** in the navigation pane.  

The **Cloud Backup Control Panel** page is displayed.
  3. Click **Suspend**.

If a backup is currently running, it is paused. All future automatic backups for the CTERA Agent are suspended.

**To resume backups:**

- Either:  

Right-click the CTERA Agent Menu Bar icon, ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-U9A887LX.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A27Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A27Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=f1RqrzQEZJ6uTIqv%2F9dkuDTZyN4iRQBon6BqzNVEfgw%3D), and select **Unsuspend Backup**.  

Or,  

In the **CTERA Agent** window, click ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-FR3NV90B.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A27Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A27Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=f1RqrzQEZJ6uTIqv%2F9dkuDTZyN4iRQBon6BqzNVEfgw%3D) to the right of **Restore**.  

Or,
  1. Open **CTERA Agent Settings** window.
  2. Click **Main > Cloud Backup** in the navigation pane.  

The **Cloud Backup Control Panel** page is displayed.
  3. Click **Unsuspend**.

Backups resumes.