File Management: How to Move Files and Folders Using File Manager

The File Manager is a powerful tool. You can move your website files in the File Manager to a new folder or directory.

• Moving Files via the File Manager
• Moving Files via the FTP

Moving Files via the File Manager

1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. Click Hosting on the left-hand menu.

   

3. Click the Manage button of your hosting package.

   

4. Click File Manager on the left-hand side menu.

   

5. On the right pane, click the caret icon of your website's folder (For the primary domain, your website files are found in the public_html folder.) to view the files inside. 

   

6. Put a checkmark on the file you need to move, and click the Move button in the top menu. You can also select multiple files to move.

   

7. A pop-up window will appear. Select the new destination location and then click the Move Here button.

   

Moving Files via FTP

You can also move your website files to a new folder or directory via an FTP client. To do so, follow the steps below. For this article, we will use FileZilla as an example.

1. Launch your FTP client, FileZilla, and establish a connection. For instructions, please visit the FTP: How to Connect Using an FTP Client article.
2. Locate and click on the file or folder you want to move. You can do this from your desktop or from the Remote site section of your FileZilla application.
3. Drag and drop the file or folder into its destination directory within the server.

You can now copy files from your local machine to the remote server or from the remote server to your local machine.