Managing Your Hosting Account's Files
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Last Updated:
April 28, 2015 11:45 AM
Your hosting account is on a computer — just like a personal computer. So, just like a personal computer you can manage your website's files and directories, with tasks like:
- Uploading
- Moving
- Archiving (zipping) and unarchiving
Changes you make through your hosting account's file manager will take effect on the Internet immediately.
To Manage Your Hosting Account's Files
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Web Hosting.
Click one of the following, based on the type of hosting you have. You can tell this by the second word in your hosting's description beneath your hosting account's domain name, e.g. Deluxe Web correlates to Web/Classic (Hosting Control Panel).
Web/Classic (Hosting Control Panel)
- Next to the account you want to use, click Manage.
- From the Files & FTP menu, select File Manager.
- Use the File Manager's following tools:
| Button | Use it to... |
|---|---|
| File Icon | Double-click any file to open it in a text editor. |
| Upload | Upload files from your computer. |
| New | Create new files or directories. |
| Move | Change the selected file's or directory's parent directory. |
| Download | Download selected files from your hosting account to your computer. |
| Privacy | Change the file's permissions. |
| Delete | Remove the selected files from your hosting account. |
| Rename | Change the file's or directory's name. |
| Duplicate | Create a duplicate copy of the selected file or directory. |
| Archive | Create an archive file containing the selected content. |
| Extract | Open an archive file to reveal its contents. |
| Symbolic Link | Create a symbolic link to other files in your account (more info). |
| Properties | Display information about the selected file or directory. |
| Enable history view | (Linux only) Use the hosting account's built-in history tool to restore files (more info). |
Linux (cPanel)
- Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
- In the Files section, click File Manager.
- Use the File Manager's following tools:
| Button | Use it to... |
|---|---|
| + File | Create a new, blank text file. |
| + Folder | Create a new directory. |
| Copy | Create a duplicate copy of the selected file or directory. |
| Move | Change the selected file's or directory's parent directory. |
| Upload | Upload files from your computer. |
| Download | Download selected files from your hosting account to your computer. |
| Delete | Remove the selected files from your hosting account. |
| Restore | Deprecated |
| Rename | Change the file's or directory's name. |
| Edit | Open the file in a plain text editor. |
| Code Editor | Open the file in an editor with code-oriented syntax highlighting. |
| HTML Editor | Open the file in an editor with HTML-oriented highlighting. |
| Permissions | Change the file's permissions. |
| View | Open the file in a read-only editor. |
| Extract | Open an archive file to reveal its contents. |
| Compress | Create an archive file containing the selected content. |
Windows (Plesk)
- Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
- Go to the Files tab.
- Use the File Manager's following tools:
| Button | Use it to... |
|---|---|
| Upload Files | Upload files from your computer. |
| New | Create new files or directories. |
| Copy | Create a duplicate copy of the selected file or directory. |
| Move | Change the selected file's or directory's parent directory. |
| Remove | Remove the selected files from your hosting account. |
| Extract Files (More) | Open an archive file to reveal its contents. |
| Add to Archive (More) | Create an archive file containing the selected content. |
| Calculate Size (More) | Display a file's size. |
| Change Timestamp (More) | Change the selected file's timestamp. |
