{"id":9201,"date":"2021-01-29T08:28:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T08:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=9201"},"modified":"2024-04-24T06:44:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T05:44:40","slug":"copy-move-files-file-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/copy-move-files-file-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Copy or Move Files in cPanel File Manager?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to copy or move files in File Manager? Just follow the below steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. Login to cPanel.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to <strong>Files<\/strong> and click on <strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/file-manager-min-1024x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"214\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Click on <strong>Settings<\/strong>, select <strong>Web Root<\/strong> and <strong>Show Hidden Files<\/strong> in the pop-up and then click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/settings-min-1-1024x483.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"483\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Find and select the files or folders that you want to copy or move (hold <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> to select multiple items or <strong>Shift<\/strong> to select a group of items), right-click on them and click on <strong>Move<\/strong> or <strong>Copy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/copy-move-option-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. This will open a pop-up window where you will need to mention the file path where you want to copy this file in the field <strong>\u201cEnter the file path that you want to copy this file to:\u201d<\/strong> You can keep the \/public_html and type in \/ and your folder name if you want to copy over your file to a directory within the public_html.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/copy-files-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"215\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/move-files-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"214\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Then click on <strong>Copy File(s)<\/strong> or <strong>Move File(s)<\/strong> to copy or move them to the destination.<\/p>\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> Both copy and move tools perform similar actions. The Move tool will remove the files from the directory (folder) they are currently placed in and move them in the new directory. The <strong>Copy<\/strong> tool will copy the files. It means that the files will exist in both the original and new directories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this way, you can easily move or copy files in cPanel File Manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to copy or move files in File Manager? Just follow the below steps: 1. Login to cPanel. 2. Go to Files and click on File Manager. 3. 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