How to Manage Files Using File Manager in Plesk

Overview

The File Manager in Plesk allows you to easily upload, edit, and organize your website files directly from your hosting control panel — without the need for an FTP client.

This guide walks you through how to access File Manager, upload files, edit code, and manage folders for your website.

Step 1: Log in & Access Websites & Domains

• Log in to your Plesk Panel via Thamara Cloud dashboard.
• From the left sidebar, click on Websites & Domains.
• Here you’ll see your active domain (e.g. thamara.info).

Open File Manager

• Under your domain dashboard, click on the Files icon.
• This will open the File Manager, where you can browse and manage your website files.

Step 2: Browse & Navigate

• Inside File Manager, you’ll see your website’s directories under the Home directory.
• The main folder for your website files is usually httpdocs.
• You can expand folders (like wp-content, logs, error_docs) to access specific files.

Manage Files (Copy, Move, Archive, Delete)

The toolbar at the top of File Manager lets you quickly manage your files and folders:

• Copy → Duplicate a file or folder to another directory.
• Move → Relocate a file/folder to a different directory.
• Archive → Compress selected files into a .zip archive (helpful for backups).
• Remove → Permanently delete selected files/folders.

Step 3: Upload or Create Files/Folders

From the File Manager toolbar, click the , (plus) button to see file options:

• Upload File → Add a new file from your computer into the selected directory.
• Upload Directory → Upload an entire folder.
• Import file via URL → Fetch a file directly from a given link.
• Create File → Make a new file (e.g., PHP, HTML, CSS, etc.).
• Create Directory → Make a new folder to better organize your website files.

Step 4: Edit Files in File Manager

• In File Manager, you can open any directory (for example: .ssh or httpdocs).
• Inside, you’ll see the available files (e.g., authorized_keys, id_rsa, etc.).
• Select the file you want to edit and click on it to open the options.

• When you open a file in the Code Editor, you’ll be able to directly modify its content.
• At the bottom of the editor, you have the following buttons:
• • Save → Apply and keep changes.
  • Save as… → Save a new version of the file.
  • Cancel → Exit without saving changes.

Change File Permissions

• In File Manager, you can control who has access to read, write, or execute a file.
• To update permissions, select a file → click on the permissions option (usually next to the file).
• A dialog like the one in the screenshot will open.

Here you can adjust:

• Owner → Usually your hosting user (full control).
• Group → Other system-level users.
• Others → Public access.

For each, you can toggle:

• Read → Can view the file.
• Write → Can modify the file.
• Execute/Search → Can run the file (used for scripts).

Updated on: 05/11/2025