{"id":2674,"date":"2025-05-02T12:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2025-05-02T12:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:24:27","slug":"how-to-download-website-backups-using-terminal-or-command-prompt-on-macos-windows-scp-rsync-wget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/server\/ssh\/how-to-download-website-backups-using-terminal-or-command-prompt-on-macos-windows-scp-rsync-wget\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Download Website Backups Using Terminal or Command Prompt on macOS &#038; Windows (scp, rsync, wget)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"596\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2684\" src=\"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/backup-image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/backup-image.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/backup-image-300x213.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"596\">Learn how to securely download website backups to your Mac or Windows system using terminal tools like <code data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"477\">scp<\/code>, <code data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"486\">rsync<\/code>, and <code data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"498\">wget<\/code>. Fix <code data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"530\">rsync: command not found<\/code>, compare speeds, and get step-by-step commands for all platforms.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"621\">Introduction<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"866\">Backing up your website is essential for security and disaster recovery. Whether you&#8217;re on <strong data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"734\">macOS or Windows<\/strong>, you can use powerful command-line tools like <code data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"786\">scp<\/code>, <code data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"795\">rsync<\/code>, and <code data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"807\">wget<\/code> to download your website backup directly from your server.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"886\">This guide covers:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"1086\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"936\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"936\">Fixing the <strong data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"930\">&#8220;rsync: command not found&#8221;<\/strong> error<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"994\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"994\">How to download backups using <code data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"974\">scp<\/code>, <code data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"983\">rsync<\/code>, or <code data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"994\">wget<\/code><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1036\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1036\">Which method is fastest and most secure<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1086\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1086\">Examples that work for <strong data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1086\">both Mac and Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1091\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1139\">Fix: &#8220;rsync: command not found on server&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1192\">If you&#8217;re trying to use <code data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1172\">rsync<\/code> and see this error:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">bash: rsync: <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">command<\/span> not found<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1313\">\u2026it means the <strong data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1294\">server does not have <code data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1282\">rsync<\/code> installed<\/strong> \u2014 not your system.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1365\">How to Install <code data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1343\">rsync<\/code> on Your Linux Server:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1391\"><strong data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1391\">For Ubuntu \/ Debian:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">sudo apt update<br \/>\n<\/code><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">sudo apt install rsync<br \/>\n<\/code><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1478\"><strong data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1478\">For CentOS \/ AlmaLinux \/ RHEL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">sudo yum install rsync<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1535\"><strong data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1535\">For Rocky Linux:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">sudo dnf install rsync<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1699\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1699\">\u00a0You need <strong data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1609\">root or sudo access<\/strong> on the server. If you&#8217;re on shared hosting, this may not be possible \u2014 use <code data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1690\">scp<\/code> instead.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1704\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1769\">Method 1: Download Using <code data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1742\">scp<\/code> (Best for macOS &amp; Windows)<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1789\">For macOS:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1791\" data-end=\"1817\">Open <strong data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1808\">Terminal<\/strong> and run:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">scp username@your-server-ip:\/path\/to\/backup.tar.gz ~\/Downloads\/<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"1916\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"1916\">For Windows:<\/h3>\n<ol data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2034\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2021\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1921\" data-end=\"2021\">Install <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.putty.org\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1929\" data-end=\"1960\">PuTTY<\/a> or use <strong data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"1995\">PowerShell with OpenSSH<\/strong> (built into Windows 10+).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2034\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2034\">Then run:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-powershell\">scp username@your-server-ip:\/path\/to\/backup.tar.gz C:\\Users\\YourName\\Downloads\\<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2135\" data-end=\"2202\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2137\" data-end=\"2202\">Replace <code data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2155\">username<\/code>, <code data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2173\">your-server-ip<\/code>, and file paths accordingly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"2262\">Secure, fast, and direct. No server-side setup required.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2267\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2269\" data-end=\"2328\">Method 2: Use <code data-start=\"2288\" data-end=\"2295\">rsync<\/code> for Large or Interrupted Backups<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2436\">Once installed on the server, <code data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2367\">rsync<\/code> can resume interrupted transfers and handle large files efficiently.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2460\">macOS Command:<\/h3>\n<div>rsync -avz username@your-server-ip:\/path\/to\/backup.tar.gz ~\/Downloads\/<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2569\">Windows Command:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2654\">Use <strong data-start=\"2574\" data-end=\"2611\">WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)<\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"2615\" data-end=\"2627\">Git Bash<\/strong> and run the same as macOS:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">rsync -avz username@your-server-ip:\/path\/to\/backup.tar.gz \/mnt\/c\/Users\/YourName\/Downloads\/<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2760\" data-end=\"2800\">Supports resume with <code data-start=\"2783\" data-end=\"2794\">--partial<\/code> flag:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center text-token-text-secondary px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans justify-between h-9 bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary dark:bg-token-main-surface-secondary select-none rounded-t-[5px]\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">rsync -avz --partial username@your-server:\/path\/to\/backup.tar.gz ~\/Downloads\/<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"2892\" data-end=\"2895\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2897\" data-end=\"2949\"><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2897\" data-end=\"2949\">Method 3: Use <code data-start=\"2917\" data-end=\"2923\">wget<\/code> for Public Download Links<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2951\" data-end=\"3002\">If your backup is accessible via a URL, use <code data-start=\"2995\" data-end=\"3001\">wget<\/code>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3018\">macOS:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3019\" data-end=\"3055\">Install wget via Homebrew if needed:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">brew install wget<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3087\" data-end=\"3092\">Then:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-bash\">wget https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/backup.tar.gz -P ~\/Downloads\/<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"3164\" data-end=\"3180\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"3164\" data-end=\"3180\">Windows:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3181\" data-end=\"3238\">Install <code data-start=\"3189\" data-end=\"3195\">wget<\/code> via <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/chocolatey.org\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3200\" data-end=\"3237\">Chocolatey<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-powershell\">choco install wget<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3287\"><strong>Then run:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"contain-inline-size rounded-md border-[0.5px] border-token-border-medium relative bg-token-sidebar-surface-primary\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto p-4\" dir=\"ltr\"><code class=\"whitespace-pre! language-powershell\">wget https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/backup.tar.gz -OutFile C:\\Users\\YourName\\Downloads\\backup.tar.gz<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3400\" data-end=\"3497\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3402\" data-end=\"3497\">Use only for <strong data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3455\">trusted or private download links<\/strong>. Avoid keeping backups in public folders.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"3499\" data-end=\"3502\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"3504\" data-end=\"3565\">\u2694\ufe0f Speed &amp; Security Comparison: <code data-start=\"3539\" data-end=\"3544\">scp<\/code> vs <code data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3554\">wget<\/code> vs <code data-start=\"3558\" data-end=\"3565\">rsync<\/code><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_16hzy_1\">\n<div class=\"_tableWrapper_16hzy_14 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"3567\" data-end=\"4064\">\n<thead data-start=\"3567\" data-end=\"3665\">\n<tr data-start=\"3567\" data-end=\"3665\">\n<th data-start=\"3567\" data-end=\"3576\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Tool<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3576\" data-end=\"3591\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Speed<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3591\" data-end=\"3608\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Resume Support<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3608\" data-end=\"3625\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Security<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3625\" data-end=\"3665\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Best For<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"3765\" data-end=\"4064\">\n<tr data-start=\"3765\" data-end=\"3863\">\n<td data-start=\"3765\" data-end=\"3774\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><code data-start=\"3767\" data-end=\"3772\">scp<\/code><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3774\" data-end=\"3789\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u26a1 Fast<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3789\" data-end=\"3805\">\u274c No<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3805\" data-end=\"3823\">\u2705 SSH Encrypted<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3823\" data-end=\"3863\">Server-to-local file copy (best)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3864\" data-end=\"3962\">\n<td data-start=\"3864\" data-end=\"3873\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><code data-start=\"3866\" data-end=\"3873\">rsync<\/code><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3873\" data-end=\"3888\">\u26a1\u26a1 Very fast<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3888\" data-end=\"3904\">\u2705 Yes<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3904\" data-end=\"3922\">\u2705 SSH Encrypted<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3922\" data-end=\"3962\">Large or unreliable connections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3963\" data-end=\"4064\">\n<td data-start=\"3963\" data-end=\"3972\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><code data-start=\"3965\" data-end=\"3971\">wget<\/code><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3972\" data-end=\"3987\">\u26a0\ufe0f Can vary<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3987\" data-end=\"4011\">\u2705 Yes (via <code data-start=\"4000\" data-end=\"4004\">-c<\/code> flag)<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4011\" data-end=\"4024\">\u2705 if HTTPS<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"4024\" data-end=\"4064\">Public URL downloads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"sticky end-(--thread-content-margin) h-0 self-end select-none\">\n<div class=\"absolute end-0 flex items-end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4066\" data-end=\"4141\"><strong data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4093\">Winner for most users<\/strong>: <strong data-start=\"4095\" data-end=\"4104\"><code data-start=\"4097\" data-end=\"4102\">scp<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 No setup needed, fast, and secure.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"4148\" data-end=\"4162\">Pro Tips<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"4164\" data-end=\"4390\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4164\" data-end=\"4230\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4166\" data-end=\"4230\">Always test with a small file before transferring large backups.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4231\" data-end=\"4290\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4233\" data-end=\"4290\">Use <code data-start=\"4237\" data-end=\"4244\">rsync<\/code> if you expect interruptions or slow networks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4291\" data-end=\"4390\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4293\" data-end=\"4390\">If you&#8217;re using WHM\/cPanel, generate the backup and use full path <code data-start=\"4359\" data-end=\"4389\">\/home\/username\/backup.tar.gz<\/code>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"4799\" data-end=\"4815\">\u00a0Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4817\" data-end=\"5056\">Downloading website backups doesn\u2019t have to be complicated. Whether you&#8217;re on <strong data-start=\"4895\" data-end=\"4915\">macOS or Windows<\/strong>, <code data-start=\"4917\" data-end=\"4922\">scp<\/code> is your most reliable method, while <code data-start=\"4959\" data-end=\"4966\">rsync<\/code> adds advanced resume and speed options. 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