{"id":6097,"date":"2019-07-23T10:40:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T10:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=6097"},"modified":"2019-07-23T10:40:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T10:40:27","slug":"delete-a-file-using-the-cpanel-file-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/delete-a-file-using-the-cpanel-file-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to Delete a File Using the cPanel File Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is possible to delete files from your cPanel account using an FTP program. But if you want to opt for a web-based alternative then you can do it via a File Manager built into cPanel.<\/p>\n<p>1. Login to your <strong>cPanel<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Scroll to the <strong>\u201cFiles\u201d<\/strong> section, click the <strong>\u201cFile Manager\u201d<\/strong> link or icon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cpanel-file-manager-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cpanel-file-manager-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1023\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cpanel-file-manager-min.png 1023w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cpanel-file-manager-min-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cpanel-file-manager-min-768x241.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. In the File Manager, you will be in the root directory for your account. For maximum time, you will work with website files placed in the <strong>\u201cpublic_html\u201d<\/strong> directory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/public-html-min-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/public-html-min-1-1024x452.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/public-html-min-1-1024x452.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/public-html-min-1-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/public-html-min-1-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/public-html-min-1.png 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Steps To Delete a File Using the cPanel File Manager<\/h3>\n<p>1. Go to the file that you want to delete, right-click on it and click on the <strong>Delete<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/delete_file-min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/delete_file-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/delete_file-min.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/delete_file-min-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. You can also select the file and click the <strong>Delete<\/strong> option in the top toolbar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/delete-min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/delete-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/delete-min.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/delete-min-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this way, you can delete a file using the cPanel File Manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is possible to delete files from your cPanel account using an FTP program. But if you want to opt for a web-based alternative then you can do it via a File Manager built into cPanel. 1. Login to your cPanel account. 2. Scroll to the \u201cFiles\u201d section, click the \u201cFile Manager\u201d link or icon. 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