File Manager is a browser-based file manager built into cPanel. It lets you upload, edit, and delete files without installing an FTP client.
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What it can do
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- File upload (drag & drop, up to 10 GB at a time)
- Folder creation
- Editing text files directly in the browser (HTML, PHP, JS, CSS)
- Extracting ZIP/TAR/GZ archives on the server
- Setting permissions (chmod) and owner (chown)
- File name search
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How to open
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- Log into cPanel
- In Files click File Manager
- It opens the home directory by default. The site lives in
public_html/
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Useful tricks
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- Uploading a large file: upload a ZIP then right-click → Extract
- Search: the Search button at the top — you can scan the whole account
- Hidden files: Settings → Show Hidden Files (needed for .htaccess)
- Syntax-highlighted editing: right-click → Code Edit
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For regular work an FTP/SFTP client (FileZilla, Cyberduck) is more convenient — it supports sync and multi-threaded upload.