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The Files section in cPanel is where you upload, edit, secure, and back up everything that lives on your hosting account. Seven tools cover it.
Files section in cPanel home with all seven tool icons

What’s in the Files section

File Manager

Browser-based file editor and uploader. The fastest way to drop a single file in or fix a .htaccess line.

Images

Convert, resize, and scale image files in place.

Directory Privacy

Password-protect a directory with HTTP basic auth. Useful for staging sites and admin folders.

Disk Usage

Tree view of which folders are eating your quota.

Web Disk

Mount your home directory as a network drive on macOS, Windows, or Linux.

Git Version Control

Clone, pull, and deploy from a Git repository directly into your account.

JetBackup

Off-server nightly snapshots. Browse and restore at file, database, or full-account level.

Common starting points

Mount your account as a network drive

Configure Web Disk to access files from Finder or File Explorer.

Restore a backup

Roll back a file, a folder, or the whole account from a JetBackup snapshot.

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