How to use File Manager in DirectAdmin #
DirectAdmin includes a built-in File Manager so you can manage your website files directly from your control panel — no separate FTP client required.
How to access File Manager: #
- Log in to your DirectAdmin control panel by accessing https://yourdomain:2222
- Under the System Info & Files section
- Click the File Manager icon.
You’ll land in My Files, showing your account’s directory tree on the left (including ‘domains/’, ‘public_html’, ‘.php’, ‘Maildir’, and ‘tmp’) and the file listing on the right.
What you can do #
Toolbar actions (top of the page):
- New Folder / New File — create empty folders or files in the current directory
- Upload — upload files from your computer directly into the current folder
- Search — find a file or folder by name within your account
- Directory sizes — calculate and display the size of each folder
Actions on a selected file or folder:
- Edit — opens the built-in code/text editor (text-based files only)
- Copy / Duplicate — copy a file or folder to another location, or duplicate it in place
- Move — relocate a file or folder
- Download — download the file/folder to your computer
- Archive — compress the selection into a `.zip` or `.tar.gz`
- Rename
- Set Permissions — change file/folder permissions (chmod) and ownership
- Remove — delete (sends to Trash Bin, which you can restore from or empty separately)
