{"id":126,"date":"2018-09-06T13:46:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T13:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/uncategorized\/accessing-your-files-through-the-file-manager-3\/"},"modified":"2019-07-11T18:24:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T18:24:43","slug":"accessing-your-files-through-the-file-manager-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/uncategorized\/accessing-your-files-through-the-file-manager-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessing Your Files through the File Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your domains.skidmore.edu\u00a0cPanel includes a File Manager that allows you to interact directly with the files stored in your webhosting account. This can be useful if you want to upload software that cannot be automatically installed via the Web Applications section of your cPanel, if you need to change the name or permissions of a file or group or files, or if you want to edit a plain text file. To access your files via the File Manager, use these steps:<\/p>\n<p>Login to domains.skidmore.edu\u00a0with your Skidmore username\u00a0and password.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-10.19.50-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-155\" src=\"https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-10.19.50-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1436\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-10.19.50-AM.png 1436w, https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-10.19.50-AM-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-10.19.50-AM-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-11-at-10.19.50-AM-1024x428.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1436px) 100vw, 1436px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once logged in you&#8217;ll be at the homepage of your control panel. The easiest way to navigate the panel is using the search feature in the top right panel. Click the\u00a0<strong>Search box<\/strong>\u00a0and type \u201cFile Manager\u201d (without the quotes). When you press enter, you will be automatically redirected to the\u00a0File Manager. \u00a0You can also find its icon under <strong>Files.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/file-manager.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166\" src=\"https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/file-manager.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1425\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/file-manager.png 1425w, https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/file-manager-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/file-manager-768x245.png 768w, https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/file-manager-1024x326.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1425px) 100vw, 1425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the left side of the \u201cFile Manager\u201d window, you&#8217;ll see a navigation menu containing the file structure of your webhosting account. More information about the contents of these files and folders can be found in the \u201c<a class=\"urlextern\" title=\"https:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/support\/cpanel\/file-structures-and-the-file-manager\" href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/#file-structures-and-the-file-manager\" rel=\"nofollow\">File Structures and the File Manager<\/a>\u201d documentation in this knowledge base.<\/p>\n<p>In the navigation menu, choose the\u00a0<strong>public_html<\/strong>\u00a0option. This will take you directly into the folder that contains the files associated with your website(s).\u00a0You&#8217;ll notice your current location (the public_html folder) is bolded and highlighted in this menu. Click the [+] (expand) icon next to a folder to see what subfolders it contains, or click on the name of the folder to view all of its contents in the file browser on the right side of the page. You can also navigate through the folders in your account by double-clicking on them in the file browser on the right side of the \u201cFile Manager\u201d page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/file-manager-public-html.001.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-292\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-292\" src=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/file-manager-public-html.001-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"file manager public html.001\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To select an item, click once on its icon in the file browser. You can also use the \u201cSelect All\u201d button above the file browser, or your computer&#8217;s keyboard shortcuts (Shift, Command, Control, etc), to select multiple items from this list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/file-manager-selection.001.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-293\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-293\" src=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/file-manager-selection.001-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"file manager selection.001\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Depending on what you have selected, different options will be available to you in the action menu across the top of the \u201cFile Manager\u201d page. If you have selected a folder, for example, you can \u201cRename\u201d it or \u201cChange Permissions\u201d on it, but do not edit it using the Code Editor or\u00a0<abbr title=\"HyperText Markup Language\">HTML<\/abbr>\u00a0Editor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/file-manager-options.001-1.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-297\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-297\" src=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/file-manager-options.001-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"file manager options.001\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you know exactly what location you want to skip to within your webhosting account, you can type it into the box directly above the navigation menu and click\u00a0<strong>Go<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/file-manager-internal-search.001.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-298\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-298\" src=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/file-manager-internal-search.001-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"file manager internal search.001\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, if you know the exact name of the file or folder you are looking for, but not its location, you can use the\u00a0<strong>Search<\/strong>\u00a0box to find it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/file-manager-search2.001.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-299\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-299\" src=\"http:\/\/domains.skidmore.edu\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/file-manager-search2.001-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"file manager search2.001\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your domains.skidmore.edu\u00a0cPanel includes a File Manager that allows you to interact directly with the files stored in your webhosting account. 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