{"id":11934,"date":"2026-05-20T10:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11934"},"modified":"2026-06-05T05:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:02:46","slug":"compress-and-extract-web-files-with-file-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/compress-and-extract-web-files-with-file-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Compress And Extract Web Files Using File Manager in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>cPanel File Manager allows you to easily compress and extract website files directly from your hosting account without using external software.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"433\">You can perform both compression and extract directly inside cPanel File Manager.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1gnd63g\" data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"477\">How to Compress Web Files in cPanel<\/h2>\n<h4 data-section-id=\"1xgjbzb\" data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"514\">1. Log in to Your cPanel Account<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"575\">Access your hosting cPanel using your username and password.<\/p>\n<h4 data-section-id=\"1k48zco\" data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"605\">2. Open File Manager<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"665\">\n<li data-section-id=\"t6ve34\" data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"636\">Go to the <strong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"627\">FILES<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ovrw0s\" data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"665\">Click on <strong data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"664\">File Manager<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"725\">The File Manager interface will open in a new browser tab.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"725\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/file-manager-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11953 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/file-manager-1024x352-1.png\" alt=\"file-manager\" width=\"640\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 data-section-id=\"1wt4tt0\" data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"763\">3. Select the File or Folder<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"856\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1bd9ygg\" data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"813\">Locate the file or folder you want to compress.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"e0owe1\" data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"834\">Right-click on it.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"zh4npq\" data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"856\">Click <strong data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"855\">Compress<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"897\">A compression popup window will appear.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"897\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cp-compress-file-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11954 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cp-compress-file-1024x461-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 data-section-id=\"bp2udw\" data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"933\">4. Choose Compression Type<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"975\">Select your preferred compression format:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1046\">\n<li data-section-id=\"gl4r3d\" data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"989\">Zip Archive<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"en0dgt\" data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1003\">Tar Archive<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"19txenc\" data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1024\">GZiped Tar Archive<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"13c1xjz\" data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1046\">BZip2ed Tar Archive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1113\">You can also rename the compressed file in the provided text box.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1113\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/select-compression-file-type-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11956 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/select-compression-file-type-1024x486-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 data-section-id=\"1iy751s\" data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1143\">5. Start Compression<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1184\">\n<li data-section-id=\"8bjeb9\" data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1184\">Click the <strong data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1176\">Compress File(s)<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1242\">A new popup window will display the compression results.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1279\">\n<li data-section-id=\"cipo0u\" data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1279\">Click <strong data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1261\">Close<\/strong> after completion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1348\">The compressed file will now appear in your File Manager directory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1348\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/compression-results-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11957 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/compression-results-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1x51zdp\" data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1394\">How to Extract Web Files in cPanel<\/h3>\n<h4 data-section-id=\"1xgjbzb\" data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1431\">1. Log in to Your cPanel Account<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1476\">Access cPanel with your hosting credentials.<\/p>\n<h4 data-section-id=\"1k48zco\" data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1506\">2. Open File Manager<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1563\">\n<li data-section-id=\"t6ve34\" data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1537\">Go to the <strong data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1528\">FILES<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click <strong data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1562\">File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/file-manager-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11953 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/file-manager-1024x352-1.png\" alt=\"file-manager\" width=\"640\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 data-section-id=\"11wksbs\" data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1602\">3. Select the Compressed File<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1665\">\n<li data-section-id=\"hr1dt3\" data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1644\">Right-click on the ZIP or archive file.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"y60l1h\" data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1665\">Click <strong data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1664\">Extract<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1701\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The extraction window will appear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/extract-file-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11958 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/extract-file-1024x599-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 data-section-id=\"1xsjsa2\" data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1736\">4. Choose Extraction Path<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1828\">\n<li data-section-id=\"qrmqys\" data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1801\">Enter the destination path where you want the files extracted.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1y45b9s\" data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1828\">Click <strong data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1827\">Extract Files<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/extract-file-path-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11959 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/extract-file-path-1024x552-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 data-section-id=\"n920y4\" data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"1864\">5. View Extraction Results<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"1923\">A results window will display the extracted files summary.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1970\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1s0ybm9\" data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1970\">Click <strong data-start=\"1933\" data-end=\"1942\">Close<\/strong> once the process completes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"2033\">Your files will now be extracted into the selected directory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/extraction-results-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11960 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/extraction-results-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"609\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"725\">\n<p class=\"ws-crosspost-source\">Originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/compress-and-extract-web-files-with-file-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebyStrata.com Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>cPanel File Manager allows you to easily compress and extract website files directly from your hosting account without using external software. You can perform both compression and extract directly inside cPanel File Manager. How to Compress Web Files in cPanel 1. 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