{"id":12205,"date":"2021-10-30T09:25:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T09:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=12205"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T11:22:00","slug":"compress-decompress-files-file-manager-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/compress-decompress-files-file-manager-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Compress\/Decompress Files with File Manager via DirectAdmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>File Manager is a perfect tool to configure the on-server data files and directories. As a DirectAdmin user, you can utilize the tool to compress and decompress or extract files and carry various other file functions.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see how, starting with compressing files.<\/p>\n<h2>To Compress Web Files<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your DirectAdmin account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>System Info &amp; Files<\/strong> section and click on <strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/file-manager-new-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"173\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The File Manager interface will open in the new tab.<\/p>\n<p>3. Right-click the file you want to compress and select\u00a0<strong>Add to archive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/da_add_to_archive.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1295\" height=\"759\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0A window will pop up where you have to enter details for file compression.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose the <strong>Path<\/strong> to save the compressed file<\/li>\n<li>Enter the\u00a0<strong>Name<\/strong> for the\u00a0file<\/li>\n<li>Select the\u00a0<strong>Type<\/strong> of compression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-wrapr kb-wisdom-info kb-wisdom-wrapr-blue\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-icon\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-icon\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-content\">\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you want to keep the file at the same location(<em>\/home\/<\/em>), there&#8217;s no need to select the path\/folder for compressing or extracting the file.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>5. Click <strong>COMPRESS<\/strong> when ready.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/da_compress_files.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The File Manager will compress the file and place it according to the assigned path.<\/p>\n<h2>To Decompress Web Files<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your DirectAdmin account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>System Info &amp; Files<\/strong> section and click on <strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/file-manager-new-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"173\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The File Manager interface will open in the new tab.<\/p>\n<p>3. Right-click the file and click on <strong>Extract<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/da_extract_files.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1059\" height=\"639\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Select the folder to put the file and click <strong>EXTRACT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/da_extract_files_select.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"522\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The compressed file will be extracted to the location you selected.<\/p>\n<p>It is that plain and simple to compress and decompress web files in DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File Manager is a perfect tool to configure the on-server data files and directories. 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