> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.noxity.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

> Upload, edit, secure, and back up everything that lives on your hosting account.

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.

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## What's in the Files section

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  <Card title="File Manager" icon="folder-tree" href="/web-hosting/cpanel/file-management/file-manager">
    Browser-based file editor and uploader. The fastest way to drop a single file in or fix a `.htaccess` line.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Images" icon="image" href="/web-hosting/cpanel/file-management/images">
    Convert, resize, and scale image files in place.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Directory Privacy" icon="lock" href="/web-hosting/cpanel/file-management/directory-privacy">
    Password-protect a directory with HTTP basic auth. Useful for staging sites and admin folders.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Disk Usage" icon="hard-drive" href="/web-hosting/cpanel/file-management/disk-usage">
    Tree view of which folders are eating your quota.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Web Disk" icon="cloud" href="/web-hosting/cpanel/file-management/web-disk">
    Mount your home directory as a network drive on macOS, Windows, or Linux.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Git Version Control" icon="code-branch" href="/web-hosting/cpanel/file-management/git-version-control">
    Clone, pull, and deploy from a Git repository directly into your account.
  </Card>

  <Card title="JetBackup" icon="dragon" href="/web-hosting/cpanel/file-management/jetbackup">
    Off-server nightly snapshots. Browse and restore at file, database, or full-account level.
  </Card>
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## Common starting points

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  <Card title="Mount your account as a network drive" icon="cloud" href="/web-hosting/cpanel/file-management/web-disk">
    Configure Web Disk to access files from Finder or File Explorer.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Restore a backup" icon="shield-check" href="/web-hosting/cpanel/file-management/jetbackup">
    Roll back a file, a folder, or the whole account from a JetBackup snapshot.
  </Card>
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## Need a hand?

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  <Card title="Open a ticket" icon="life-ring" href="https://members.noxity.io/submitticket.php">
    Best for anything that needs an account check or a config change on our end.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Live chat" icon="messages" href="https://noxity.io/contact">
    Faster for quick questions during business hours.
  </Card>
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