A File Manager is a web-based interface that allows you to manage the files inside a web hosting account in lieu of a third-party FTP program. Every single File Manager software tool supports a basic set of capabilities whatever the web hosting Control Panel it's part of - renaming, deleting and moving files or whole folders along with all the content inside them, for example. In accordance with the particular Control Panel, other functions could be supported as well, like changing file permissions, handling archives or changing the content of a given file. With an easy-to-use File Manager, you could conveniently handle your files as well as your web presence as a whole, while a hard-to-use one can make handling your content frustrating, particularly if you have not employed this type of a tool before.