There are different types of backup files. Here, you will find some of them in order to recognize and determine their contents.
1) Full cPanel Backup
backup-5.18.2011_18-46-23_cpaneluser.tar.gz
It’s a full backup file, which containsthe home directory with its addon domains and subdomains, databases, email forwarders and filters.
2) Home Directory Backup
backup-domain.com-5-18-2011.tar.gz
It’s like full cPanel backup, but containsfiles in your home directory, which you own and other files, which you do not own, but have access to them.
3) MySQL Backup
database_name.sql.gz
It is the format of a MySQL backup file, which contains only the data of a single database.
4) Email Forwarders Backup
aliases-domain.com.gz
It is the format of an Email Forwarders backup file, which contains all forwarders, which you have created in cPanel.
5) Email Filters Backup
filter_info.cpaneluser.yaml.gz
It is the format of an Email Filters backup file, which contains account-level and user-level filters, thatyou have created in cPanel.