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title: "FTP User Folder Access in Cloud Sites"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/file-management/ftp-user-folder-access-in-cloud-sites/"
description: "In Cloud Sites, you can choose what folders specific FTP users can access. When you create FTP users, you choose this folder access and you can adjust access at…"
vertical: "Hosting"
date: "2024-03-04"
last_modified: "2026-07-23"
---

# FTP User Folder Access in Cloud Sites

In Cloud Sites, you can choose what folders specific FTP users can access. When you create [FTP users](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/server-administration/creating-ftp-users/), you choose this folder access and you can adjust access at any time.

1. [Log into your Cloud Sites account](https://portal.nexcess.com/).
2. In your website list, click on the website where you’ll be editing FTP users.  
    ![site selected highlighted](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/help.liquidweb.com_A8Vi9t.png)
3. Click on **FTP** to expand your site’s FTP information.
4. Find the user you’d like to edit and click on the **gear icon ![gear icon](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/help.liquidweb.com_veWpI1.png)**. Then, click on **Change Access Level**.  
    ![gif showing user and gear icon](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/help.liquidweb.com_HD1N4J.gif)
5. Choose the new folder you want to use for the user’s main folder. Then, click **Change Access Level** to save your changes.  
    ![gif showing home directory change](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/help.liquidweb.com_OcndH6.gif)