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Scan and review a cPanel archive

A scan is a compatibility review, not permission to overwrite data.

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  • Reference: 101.18.15
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Before you begin

Completed private upload and an intended supported empty destination.

Use the controls offered by your installed version and account permissions. This guide describes the workflow; it does not grant additional access.

Follow the steps

  1. Open the migration and start scan once.
  2. Review detected sites, databases, mailboxes and DNS.
  3. Read unsupported-component, ownership and capacity findings.
  4. Select supported resources that fit the destination.
  5. Resolve blockers before proceeding.

Check the result

A reviewable import plan describes actual detected inventory.

If something goes wrong

ARCHIVE_REJECTED can indicate an unsafe or unsupported structure. Do not weaken path, symlink or ownership protections to pass a scan.

Prepare useful details for support