{"id":839,"date":"2024-10-26T16:18:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T10:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/?p=839"},"modified":"2024-10-26T16:25:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T10:55:07","slug":"how-to-use-file-manager-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/how-to-use-file-manager-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use File Manager in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Using <strong>File Manager<\/strong> in <strong>cPanel<\/strong> allows you to manage your website&#8217;s files directly from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/web-hosting\/\">web hosting<\/a> control panel. In this guideline, you will find detailed instructions how to manage (add, delete, view, modify) files from your cPanel account using&nbsp;<strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#f\">Features of File Manager<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-access-file-manager\">How to access File Manager<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#s\">Settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#interface\">Interface\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#upload\">Upload<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#copy-move\">Copy\/Move<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#create-a-new-file-folder\">Create a New File\/Folder<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#delete\">Delete<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#restore\">Restore<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rename\">Rename<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#edit\">Edit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#compress\">Compress<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#extract\">Extract<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#permissions\">Change Permissions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"f\">Features of File Manager<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By accessing File Manager below are the features you can find in interface<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Upload<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy\/Move<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a new file\/folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rename<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change Permissions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s discuss how to use these features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-access-file-manager\"><strong>How to access File Manager<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Log into your&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpanel.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cPanel<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;account and navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Files<\/strong>&nbsp;section &gt;&gt;&nbsp;<strong>File Manager<\/strong>&nbsp;menu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1024x360.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1.png 1147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s\">Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be taken&nbsp;<strong>\/home\/user<\/strong>&nbsp;directory by default. Feel free change the default directory in&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;menu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/file-1024x521.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/file-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/file-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/file-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/file.png 1411w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you can also enable\u00a0<strong>Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)<\/strong>\u00a0option. In this way system files, like .htaccess, will be displayed in as well:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/file2-1024x521.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/file2-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/file2-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/file2-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/file2.png 1411w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>public_html<\/strong>&nbsp;folder is the web root for your primary domain name. This means that public_html is the folder where you put all website files which you want to appear when someone types your main domain (the one you provided when you signed up for hosting).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to upload files for your addon domain, you will need to move to&nbsp;<strong>home\/user\/youraddondomain.com<\/strong>&nbsp;directory. This directory is created automatically on&nbsp;adding an addon&nbsp;domain to the cPanel account<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"interface\">Interface&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The interface of&nbsp;<strong>File Manager<\/strong>&nbsp;is divided into 4 sections:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #1<\/strong>&nbsp;The file manager toolbar &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #2<\/strong>&nbsp;The file window &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #3<\/strong>&nbsp;The navigation toolbar &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #4<\/strong>&nbsp;Current location window<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_28.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_28.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_28-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_28-768x535.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first section, you can find a&nbsp;<strong>toolbar&nbsp;<\/strong>with all the basic functions for managing files like create a new folder, delete a file, upload\/download and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second is the&nbsp;<strong>file listing<\/strong>&nbsp;section, it displays the content of the selected directory. If no files or folders are created, the following message will be displayed in the file window This directory is an empty message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>navigation toolbar&nbsp;<\/strong>section allows navigating between folders in the file window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>location section<\/strong>&nbsp;shows the directory you are currently located in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"upload\"><strong>Upload<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to<strong>&nbsp;File Manager<\/strong>Navigate to the folder you wish to upload the file(s) toClick on&nbsp;<strong>Upload&nbsp;<\/strong>icon<br>Click<strong>&nbsp;Select File<\/strong>&nbsp;and locate the file on your local machine<br>Select the file and click on&nbsp;<strong>Open\/Choose<\/strong>Or simply drag and drop the needed file from your local machine to the upload window<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/upload.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-863\" style=\"width:664px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/upload.jpg 862w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/upload-300x20.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/upload-768x52.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"copy-move\"><strong>Copy\/Move<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>File Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the file(s) you wish to copy\/move (to select multiple files, hold the Ctrl+Command button)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After the needed items are selected, hit&nbsp;<strong>Copy&nbsp;<\/strong>or&nbsp;<strong>Move&nbsp;<\/strong>icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or right-click on the selected file(s) and choose&nbsp;<strong>Copy&nbsp;<\/strong>or&nbsp;<strong>Move<\/strong>&nbsp;option from the drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once done, the confirmation window with the final destination will pop-up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cm.jpg 862w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cm-300x21.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cm-768x53.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_42.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_42.png 497w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_42-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create-a-new-file-folder\">Create a New File\/Folder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/filefolder.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/filefolder.jpg 862w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/filefolder-300x22.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/filefolder-768x57.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go to<strong>\u00a0File Manager<\/strong> Navigate to the folder where you wish to create a file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on<strong>\u00a0+File<\/strong>\/<strong>+Folder<\/strong>\u00a0icon \u2013 a new pop-up box will appear to enter the name of the file you wish to be created <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Create New File<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_43.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_43.png 497w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_43-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delete\"><strong>Delete<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Delete.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Delete.jpg 862w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Delete-300x20.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Delete-768x52.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go\u00a0<strong>File Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the folder where the file(s) you wish to delete is locatedSelect the file(s) and hit\u00a0<strong>Delete\u00a0<\/strong>iconOr right-click on the file and use\u00a0<strong>Delete\u00a0<\/strong>option from the drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once done, the confirmation window will pop-upThe deleted files are moved to the system\u00a0<strong>.trash<\/strong>\u00a0folder. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you wish to remove the file(s) permanently, checkmark\u00a0<strong>Skip the trash and permanently delete the files<\/strong>\u00a0option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_44.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_44.png 498w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_44-300x98.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: The files will be stored in the trash folder for 90 days. After that, they will be removed from the server automatically<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"restore\"><strong>Restore<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-2.png 862w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-2-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-2-768x57.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>File Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Na<strong>v<\/strong>igate to&nbsp;<strong>.trash<\/strong>&nbsp;folder in<strong>&nbsp;\/home\/user\/<\/strong>&nbsp;directory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the needed file(s) and hit&nbsp;<strong>Restore&nbsp;<\/strong>icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or right-click on the file and use&nbsp;<strong>Restore&nbsp;<\/strong>option from the drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once done, the confirmation window will pop-up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_45.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_45.png 497w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_45-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rename\"><strong>Rename<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"63\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-3.png 448w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-3-300x42.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go&nbsp;<strong>File Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the folder where the file(s) you wish to rename is located<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the file(s) and hit&nbsp;<strong>Rename&nbsp;<\/strong>icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or right-click on the file and use\u00a0<strong>Rename\u00a0<\/strong>option from the drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once done, the confirmation window will pop-up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/rename_file03.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/rename_file03.png 335w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/rename_file03-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/rename_file03-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"edit\"><strong>Edit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.png 856w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4-768x56.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go&nbsp;<strong>File Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the file you wish to edit and hit one of&nbsp;<strong>Edit&nbsp;<\/strong>icons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or right-click on the file and use&nbsp;<strong>Edit\/HTML Editor<\/strong>&nbsp;from the drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose one of the three following editors from the pop-up menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"compress\"><strong>Compress<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-5.png 862w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-5-300x23.png 300w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-5-768x58.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is useful to store a group of files in one file for an easy backup or for a transfer to another directory as well as compress large files. Compressed files take up less disk space and are downloaded faster via the Internet. The data can be compressed into a single *.zip, *.Gz, or *.Bz2 archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>File Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the files\/directories you wish to compress and hit&nbsp;<strong>Compress&nbsp;<\/strong>icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define&nbsp;<strong>Compression Type<\/strong>&nbsp;and enter the&nbsp;<strong>name<\/strong>&nbsp;of the archive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once done, hit&nbsp;<strong>Compress File(s)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"extract\"><strong>Extract<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"63\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png 516w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go to<strong>\u00a0File Manager<\/strong>Select the file you wish to uncompress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hit\u00a0<strong>Extract\u00a0<\/strong>icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or right-click on the file and use\u00a0<strong>Extract\u00a0<\/strong>option<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define the\u00a0<strong>path\u00a0<\/strong>you wish to extract the file to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once done, hit\u00a0<strong>Extract File(s)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"permissions\">Change <strong>Permissions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-7.png 516w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-7-300x34.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go\u00a0<strong>File Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the file\/folder you wish to change permissions for and hit\u00a0<strong>Permissions\u00a0<\/strong>icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or right-click on the file\/folder and use\u00a0<strong>Change Permissions<\/strong>\u00a0option from the drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the needed value and hit Change Permissions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_48.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_48.png 496w, https:\/\/webhostingbengaluru.co.in\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pl_file_manager_48-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using File Manager in cPanel allows you to manage your website&#8217;s files directly from your web hosting control panel. 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