{"id":5755,"date":"2017-02-13T01:11:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T22:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/file_manager_cpanel\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T13:59:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T10:59:36","slug":"file_manager_cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unihost.com\/help\/file_manager_cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to work with files in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hosting control panel cPanel has an in-built File Manager. It can create and delete files and folders on a server, edit their contents and manage permissions on them. File manager supports archives, but only open-source formats (.zip, .7z<\/span> etc.). RAR and its variations are not supported.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

File manager can be accessed through cPanel’s dashboard:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"0cfc3a8515\"<\/p>\n

Click on it to see the contents of your hosting account:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/p>\n

The top panel contains commands:<\/span><\/p>\n

File.<\/strong> Creates a new file.<\/span><\/p>\n

Click the button. You will be prompted with a window asking where to save your new file. By default, the current open folder is selected.<\/span><\/pre>\n
Folder.<\/strong> Creates new folders. <\/span><\/p>\n
Click the button. You will be prompted with a window asking where to save your new folder. By default, the current open folder is selected.<\/span><\/pre>\n
Copy.<\/strong> Creates duplicates of files and folders.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click a file or a folder, then click Copy<\/em>. You will be prompted with a window asking where to save a copy. By default, the current open folder is selected.<\/span><\/pre>\n
Move.<\/strong> Moves files or folders to a different location.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on a file or a folder, then click Move<\/em>. You will be prompted with a window, asking the destination.<\/span><\/pre>\n
Upload. <\/strong>Uploads files from your PC to the server. <\/span><\/p>\n
Click Send<\/em>.<\/strong> In the new window click Choose file<\/em> and double click the file you want to upload.<\/span><\/pre>\n
Download.<\/strong> Downloads files from the server to your PC.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on a file or a folder, then click Download<\/em>.<\/span><\/pre>\n
Delete.<\/strong> Deletes files and folders.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on a file or a folder, then click Delete<\/em>.<\/span><\/pre>\n
Restore.<\/strong> Restores deleted files and folders. Function is available only in Trash<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on a file or a folder, then click Restore.<\/em> The file will be restored in its original location.<\/span><\/pre>\n
Rename.<\/strong> Changes the name of a file or a folder.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on a file or a folder, then click Rename.<\/em> Enter the new name and then press Enter.<\/em><\/span><\/pre>\n
Edit.<\/strong> Opens up a file editor.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on a file or a folder, then click Edit.<\/em> In the new window choose the encoding system and click Edit<\/em> again to open the editor.<\/span><\/pre>\n
Code editor.<\/strong> Open a file editor with code highlight feature.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on a file or a folder, then click Code Editor.<\/em><\/span><\/pre>\n
HTML Editor.<\/strong> Opens the HTML page editor<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on a file or a folder, then click HTML Editor.<\/em><\/span><\/pre>\n
Permissions.<\/strong> Opens the access permissions editor for files and folders.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on a file or a folder, then click Permissions.<\/em><\/span><\/pre>\n
View.<\/strong> Shows the changes done to the files and folders recently.<\/span><\/p>\n
Compress.<\/strong> Compresses files into an archive.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on the files or folders, then click Compress.<\/em> Choose the type and the name of the archive, then click Compress File(s).<\/em><\/span><\/pre>\n
Extract.<\/strong> Extracts files out of the archive.<\/span><\/p>\n
Click on a folder or a file, then click Extract.<\/em> You will be prompted with a windows, asking to choose the destination. By default, the current open folder is selected.<\/span><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The hosting control panel cPanel has an in-built File Manager. It can create and delete files and folders on a server, edit their contents and manage permissions on them. File manager supports archives, but only open-source formats (.zip, .7z etc.). 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