# Restore Hard Deleted Websites
This tool is only available to the ‘Master Organisation’.
WARNING
It is only possible to restore hard deleted websites with backups made using the Enhance backup role, not S3.
Websites which are hard deleted from a cluster are automatically archived if a backup exists (manual or automatic) and can be restored through the Archived backups tool provided by the Enhance backup role.
WARNING
It may not always be possible to restore backups created prior to version 12.7.0.
The Archived backups tool performs a full website restore including all files, databases and email accounts (if present) from the latest available backup (manual or automatic). Websites are restored to the original owner, package and domain. If the original domain is already present on a cluster the restore will fail.
Hard deleted websites will remain on your backup server until they are manually deleted or they reach the maximum retention configured in Settings > Platform > Backup.
WARNING
Restoring a website from archive may push a customer over their package resource allowance.
Prerequisites
- Ensure the Enhance backup role is installed.
- Ensure your server has adequate disk space for the websites you wish to back up and restore.
To restore a website using using the Enhance Archived backups tool:
- Click to expand Websites in the left side bar
- Select Archived backups
- Locate the archived website you wish to restore and click Restore
- Once restored, the website will no longer appear in the list of archives