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title: How to Edit a File in the Plesk File Manager
description: "**1.** Log in to your Plesk account. **2.** Click on **Files**from the Sidebar Menu. ![](/img/plesk-client-files-menu.gif) **3.** Under **File Manager**, enter the **httpdocs** directory. ![](/img/plesk-filemanager-httpdocs.gif) **4.** Hover over the file. The corresponding line will be highlighted. Next, click on the **Menu…"
url: "https://www.aeserver.com/support/how-to-edit-a-file-in-the-plesk-file-manager/"
updated: "2025-01-05"
category: Plesk Control Panel
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# How to Edit a File in the Plesk File Manager

**1.** Log in to your Plesk account.

**2.** Click on **Files**from the Sidebar Menu.

![](/img/plesk-client-files-menu.gif)

**3.** Under **File Manager**, enter the **httpdocs** directory.

![](/img/plesk-filemanager-httpdocs.gif)

**4.** Hover over the file. The corresponding line will be highlighted. Next, click on the **Menu Icon**![](/img/plesk-contextmenu-file-edit.gif), located at the end of the line, and the Context Menu will open. Click on **Edit In HTML Editor** or choose any other suitable editor.

![](/img/plesk-filemanager-edit-file-contextmenu.gif)

**5.** Make changes to your file and confirm with **OK**.

![](/img/plesk-editor-ui.gif)