Most of the time, you’ll be working with website files, and they are located in the “public_html” directory. When you log in to the File Manager, you will be in the root directory for your account.
In the “FILES” section, click the “File Manager” link or icon. We will cover a lot of ground, so if you’re in a hurry and need to skip ahead, here are shortcuts to instructions for the cPanel File Manager functions covered in this article: In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to do most of the common website file-related tasks using the cPanel File Manager. For those occasions, it’s good to know that there is a File Manager built into cPanel. But even if you manage your files using FTP, there are times when you are away from your computer. Or for the more adventurous, via the command line on the server. Uploading and managing website files is a job traditionally done via FTP.