Every image, page, and document on your website is a file sitting on your hosting account, and cPanel\u2019s File Manager is how you work with those files directly in your browser. No extra software needed. By the end of this article, you will know how to upload files, organize folders, and avoid the two mistakes that break websites.<\/p>\n
Log in to your client area, open My Services, click your hosting plan, and open cPanel. Click the File Manager icon. You will see a folder tree on the left and file listings on the right. Your website\u2019s publicly visible files live in the Uploads go to whatever folder you had open when you clicked Upload, so always check your location first. Uploading a logo while sitting in the wrong folder is the most common File Manager mishap, and it is fixed by simply moving the file.<\/p>\n Create folders with the New Folder button. Sensible organization now saves headaches later. A simple structure that works for most small business sites:<\/p>\n Use lowercase folder names with no spaces. Spaces in file and folder names cause broken links more often than anything else in File Manager. Use hyphens instead, like Select a file and use the toolbar buttons to move, rename, copy, or delete it. Moving works like dragging between folders on your computer. Renaming is safe for documents and images, but be careful renaming files that your website references. If a page links to Deleting is permanent. There is no recycle bin in File Manager. If you are unsure, download a copy to your computer first, or take a backup before reorganizing.<\/p>\npublic_html<\/code> folder. Anything outside public_html<\/code> is not reachable by visitors, which makes it a good place for private files like backups.<\/p>\nUploading files<\/h2>\n
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public_html<\/code>. For an image used on a specific page, it might be a subfolder like public_html\/images<\/code>.<\/li>\nOrganizing with folders<\/h2>\n
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public_html\/images<\/code> for photos and graphics<\/li>\npublic_html\/documents<\/code> for PDFs like menus, brochures, and price lists<\/li>\npublic_html\/downloads<\/code> for files visitors download<\/li>\n<\/ul>\ncompany-brochure.pdf<\/code> rather than Company Brochure.pdf<\/code>.<\/p>\nMoving, renaming, and deleting<\/h2>\n
images\/logo.png<\/code> and you rename it to images\/logo-new.png<\/code>, the page will show a broken image until the link is updated too.<\/p>\nThe two mistakes that break websites<\/h2>\n