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title: Manage Files and Folders in WP Squared
description: "## Working with files and folders The *File Manager* interface allows you to perform actions on your files and folders. ### Create or copy files or folders To create a new file or folder, perform the following steps: 1. Click *File* or *Folder* in the toolbar.…"
url: "https://www.domaincentral.com.au/help/manage-files-folders-in-wp-squared/"
updated: "2026-09-03"
category: Web Hosting / WP Squared
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# Manage Files and Folders in WP Squared

## Working with files and folders

The *File Manager* interface allows you to perform actions on your files and folders.

### Create or copy files or folders

To create a new file or folder, perform the following steps:

1. Click *File* or *Folder* in the toolbar. A new interface appears.
2. Enter a name for the new item in the *New File Name:* or *New Folder Name:* text box.
3. Enter the location for the item in the *New file will be created in:* or *New folder will be created in:* text box.
4. Click *Create New File* or *Create New Folder*.

To copy one or more files, perform the following steps:

1. Select the files you want to copy. You **cannot** create a copy of an item within the same folder.
2. Click *Copy* in the toolbar, or right-click and select *Copy* from the menu. The *Copy* interface will appear.
3. In the *Copy* interface, enter the file path for the item in the *Enter the file path that you want to copy this file to:* text box.
4. Click *Copy File(s)*.

To copy a folder that contains files, perform the following steps:

1. Select the folder that you want to copy.
2. Use your preferred file compression application to compress the folder.
3. Click *Upload* in the toolbar and upload the compressed file by either dragging and dropping it or using the *Select File* button.
4. Once your folder appears in the *File Manager* interface, select it and click *Extract* in the toolbar in the top of the interface. This will extract your folder.

### Move files or folders

To move one or more files, perform the following steps:

1. Select the file or files that you want to move.
2. Click *Move* in the toolbar at the top of the interface. The *Move* interface will appear.
3. Enter a file path in the *Enter the file path that you want to move this file to:* text box.
4. Click *Move File(s)* to move the file.

You can also move files by performing the following actions:

- Dragging a file icon into a new destination folder.
- Clicking on a file and then clicking *Rename* in the toolbar.

### Update file or folder permissions

To modify a file or folder’s permissions, perform the following steps:

1. Select the file or folder.
2. Click *Permissions* in the toolbar. The *Change Permissions* interface will appear.
3. Use the checkboxes or text boxes to change the item’s permissions. This setting defaults to `0644`.
4. Click *Change Permissions* to save your changes.

### Delete or restore files and folders

When you delete files or folders, the system does **not** permanently delete them. Instead, the system moves the files to the *Trash* folder. To permanently delete the *Trash* folder’s contents, click *Empty Trash*.

To delete a file or folder, perform the following steps:

1. Select the file or folder you want to delete.
2. Click *Delete* in the toolbar. The *Trash* interface will appear.
3. Click *Confirm* to confirm that you want to delete the file or folder.

To restore a file or folder, perform the following steps:

1. Click *View Trash* in the toolbar.
2. Select the file or folder that you want to restore.
3. Click *Restore* in the toolbar.
4. Confirm that you want to restore the item.

## Other actions

Right-click files or folders to select from a menu of actions that the system customizes based on the file’s type.

| Feature | Appears for | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| *Upload* | Files | Upload individual items, such as files or images. You **cannot** upload a folder through this interface. Create a new folder and upload the desired files into it. |
| *Download* | Files | Download files to save them locally. |
| *Rename* | Files, Compressed Files, Folders | Rename the file or folder. |
| *Edit* | Files | Open the selected file in an editor. You **cannot** edit a file in this interface if it is larger than one megabyte (1 MB) in size. To edit a file larger than 1MB, you **must** download it and use a local editor. |
| *View* | Files | View the contents of the selected file. |
| *Extract* | Compressed Files | Extract the selected `*.zip`, `*.gz`, or `*.bz2` archive and store the files in a folder. |
| *Compress* | Files, Compressed Files, Folders | Compress the selected files or folders to a single `*.zip`, `*.Gz`, or `*.Bz2` archive and store the compressed file to a specified folder. |