{"id":223,"date":"2016-06-14T15:24:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T15:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/?p=223"},"modified":"2016-06-14T15:24:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T15:24:43","slug":"using-the-file-manager-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/using-the-file-manager-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the File Manager in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/use-of-file-manager.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-241 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/use-of-file-manager.jpg\" alt=\"use of file manager\" width=\"365\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article is based on the assumption that you are very familiar with the File Manager. But if you are not, no worries. Below are some helpful articles for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/cant-login-from-cpanel\/\">How to log into your cPanel account<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/how-to-access-your-cpanel-file-manager-on-cloudhost\/\">How to access the file manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/navigating-the-cpanel-file-manager\/\">Navigating the file manager<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you have gone through them, you will have no issues finding your way around things. Now, let&#8217;s discuss a few\u00a0operations that can be done on the file manager.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Creating a new file\/folder.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once you have accessed the file manager,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Locate the New File\/New Folder\u00a0icon in the task bar.<a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-22-1.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-22-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-226\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-22-2.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (22)\" width=\"893\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-22-2.png 893w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-22-2-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-22-2-768x94.png 768w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-22-2-624x76.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0dialogue box\u00a0will pop up where you are expected to\u00a0provide the name of the file or folder being created.<a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-227\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-25-300x117.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (25)\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-25-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-25.png 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-24.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-228 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-24-300x136.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (24)\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-24-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-24.png 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Note that in the dialog box that pops up when creating a new file, you have to fill in the extension for which the file is to be created.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Create New File\/Create New Folder<\/strong> and there, you have your new file\/folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Copying\/Moving a file<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To copy a file or more into a folder, click on the file(s) to be copied and the click on the <strong>Copy<\/strong> icon in the task bar. <a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-231 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/copy.png\" alt=\"copy\" width=\"691\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/copy.png 691w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/copy-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/copy-624x349.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A dialogue box will also pop up here. Fill in the name of the folder you want to copy it to. Note\u00a0that a file can not be copied into its original location.<a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-271.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-233 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-271.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (27)1\" width=\"502\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-271.png 502w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-271-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>To move a folder, also select the files to be moved. Click on <strong>Move File<\/strong> icon this time. Fill in the name of the folder to be moved into.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/move2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-234\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/move2-300x168.png\" alt=\"move2\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/move2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/move2-624x349.png 624w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/move2.png 691w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/move.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-235\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/move-300x175.png\" alt=\"move\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/move-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/move.png 502w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moving and Copying of files\/folders are quite different as opposed to what some people think. Copying makes copies of the file\/folder and keeps them in the new location and still remain in the original directory.\u00a0Moving removes the file\/folder and places them in another location entirely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Deleting a file\/folder<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the file\/folder you want to delete.<\/li>\n<li>Click on Delete icon in the task bar.<a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/delete.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-236 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/delete.png\" alt=\"delete\" width=\"691\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/delete.png 691w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/delete-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/delete-624x349.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Confirm your action by clicking on the <strong>Delete File(s)<\/strong> button on the dialogue button that appears and the file\/folder will be removed.<a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/delete2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-237 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/delete2.png\" alt=\"delete2\" width=\"501\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/delete2.png 501w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/delete2-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Uploading a file\/folder<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Navigate to the folder to which you want to upload files.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the<strong> Upload<\/strong> icon in the task bar.<a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/upload.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/upload.png\" alt=\"upload\" width=\"691\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/upload.png 691w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/upload-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/upload-624x349.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Then click on<strong> Choose file\/Browse<\/strong> as shown in your browser.<a href=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-311.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-239 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-311.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (31)1\" width=\"516\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-311.png 836w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-311-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-311-768x389.png 768w, https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-311-624x316.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>On your computer, double click the file you want to upload.<\/li>\n<li>Your file will then load automatically. Repeat the same steps for addition of more files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is based on the assumption that you are very familiar with the File Manager. But if you are not, no worries. Below are some helpful articles for you: How to log into your cPanel account How to access the file manager Navigating the file manager Once you have gone through them, you will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cpanel","category-cpanel-file-manager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":243,"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223\/revisions\/243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}