How to move a file(s) or folder(s) to a new location using cPanel File Manager
Log in to cPanel
Scroll and find the Files section and then click on the File Manager icon.
Select to highlight the file or files that you want to move.
Select Move from the toolbar at the top of the interface.
When the Move interface appears, enter the file path that you want to move the file to in the “Enter the file path that you want to move this file to:” text box.
Click Move File(s) to move the file.
There is also another way of moving files.
You can also move files by:
- Dragging the file icon into the new destination folder.
- Or using the Rename functionality which will ask you for a destination.
To move a file using the command line, use the “mv” command:
mv -i index.php public_html/aboutIf you are in /home/$username, then:
mv -i public_html/index.php public_html/about && ls -al