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How to navigate in cPanel’s File Manager

You will not have a hard time using cPanel’s File Manager. Here is a simple procedure:

  1. Access cPanel: Start your web hosting account and log into your cPanel. This is commonly done by going to your website’s cPanel link on the address bar and typing in your cPanel username and password.

  2. Locate File Manager: After signing in, search for a label or an icon that says “File Manager”. It is mostly found at the bottom in the “Files” area of the cPanel.

  3. Choose Directory: Press the “File Manager” link or icon. You will then be required to select the file directory that you wish to open. Go ahead and choose the correct directory, normally the ‘Home Directory’ or the one with your site’s content files.

  4. Navigate: After making a directory selection, a file explorer will appear within the browser window displaying folders and files as it would on one's computer. Files and folders can be opened by pointing and clicking and performing standard actions on a computer.

  5. Accessing Files: A file can be accessed by double clicking it. If it is a document, the cPanel will launch a text application for editing. For an image and or any other media file, it will offer an option, either to save it or open it in a compatible program.

  6. Upload Files: To add files into the file manager, one has to find the ‘Upload’ icon within the file manager interface and click it. This enables the user to browse files on their computer and add the selected files into the current path

  7. Create Folders/Files: New folders or files may also be created using the File Manager features. There are always either buttons or menu items for new folder or file presentation.

  8. Delete/Rename Files: It is possible to delete or change the title of a certain file by placing the pointer on the desired file and using the left mouse button to select the appropriate option from the window that appears.

  9. Edit Files: If you need to modify a particular file, quite often, it is sufficient to locate the required file, click on it with the right mouse button, and then click "Edit."

  10. Exit File Manager: After successfully performing all the necessary functions in the File Manager, one can leave the interface by just closing the browser tab.

That concludes the basic how-to in cPanel File Manager. The layout of File Manager might differ a little from other web hosting companies depending on their version of cPanel, but the general rules should be adhered to.

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