Make a recovery copy before editing a live file
Download the file, copy it with a recognisable backup name, or create a Plesk backup before a larger change. File Manager saves directly to the live hosting account and has no universal undo button.
Open the correct site
Find File Manager and the document root
- Open My Services, choose the hosting service and select Log in to Plesk.
- Under Websites & Domains, find the intended domain and select File Manager.
- Confirm the hosting document root in Hosting Settings if several domains share the subscription.
- Open that directory before uploading or editing the website.
Common roots include `httpdocs` or a domain-specific folder, but the value shown in Hosting Settings is authoritative for that website.
Common tasks
Work with files and folders
- Upload
- Add one or more files to the current directory.
- Edit
- Change a text-based file such as HTML, CSS or configuration.
- Copy or move
- Duplicate a file for backup or reorganise content.
- Rename
- Change a filename without editing its contents.
- Archive
- Compress files for download or extract an uploaded package.
- Remove
- Delete selected content after confirming it is not required.
Efficient upload
Upload a website as an archive
- Create a ZIP archive on your computer with the website files at the archive's top level.
- Upload the ZIP to the intended document root.
- Select the archive and choose Extract Files.
- Check that the homepage file is in the root rather than inside an unwanted extra folder.
- Test the website, then remove the uploaded ZIP so it cannot be downloaded publicly.
After editing
Check the public result
- The intended page loads over HTTPS.
- Images, style sheets and scripts load without browser errors.
- Forms, login and other important workflows still operate.
- Temporary archives and backup files are not publicly accessible.
A file change caused an error?
Restore the backup copy if possible. If help is still needed, send the domain, changed file path, time of the change, exact browser error and relevant log lines. Never send Plesk, FTP or database passwords.
Ask the Hosting team