# Manage a WordPress site's files

Browse, upload, edit, rename, download and delete the files of a WordPress site from the dashboard, without an FTP client.

## Before you start

- A running WordPress site in Nuvlo. The file manager isn't available for other site types.
- Permission to manage sites to make changes. Members who can only view sites can see the file list but can't open, download or change files.

## Step 1: Open the Files tab

Open the site from [Sites](https://app.nuvlo.dev/dashboard/sites) and click the **Files** tab. The **File manager** card lists the site's main folder with each item's size and the time it was last changed.

Click a folder to open it. The path above the list shows where you are; click a part of it, such as **Site files**, to go back. Type in **Find in …** to filter the current folder.

![The File manager card listing the WordPress folders and files with the New folder, New file and Upload buttons](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/shots/file-manager--list.webp)

## Step 2: Upload files

Open the target folder, then drag files onto the list or click **Upload**. Each file can be up to 20 MB. If a file with the same name exists, Nuvlo asks before replacing it: **Upload and replace**.

File names may contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, underscores and spaces.

## Step 3: Edit a text file

Click a text file, or the pencil next to it, to open it in the editor beside the list. Text files up to 2 MB can be edited.

Make your change and click **Save**, or press ⌘S or Ctrl+S. Click **Close** to close the editor; if you have unsaved changes, Nuvlo asks whether to discard them.

![A CSS file open in the editor next to the file list, with the Save button](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/shots/file-manager--editor.webp)

## Step 4: Create, rename, download or delete

Use **New folder** or **New file** in the toolbar, type a name and click **Create folder** or **Create file**.

![The File manager with the name field for a new folder and the Create folder button](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/shots/file-manager--new-folder.webp)

Next to each item: **Rename** (or double-click the name), **Download** for files up to 20 MB, and **Delete**. Take a [backup](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/back-up-a-site) before larger changes.

> **Warning:** Deleted files and folders can't be restored. A folder is deleted with everything in it.

In the main folder, `wp-config.php`, `wp-content`, `wp-admin` and `wp-includes` can't be deleted from here.

## Good to know

Below the file manager, the **Database** card shows the connection details for a database tool. Click **Show credentials** to load them.

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Source: https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/file-manager