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# Resetting site content for a managed account

> Reset site content for a managed account with this concise cPanel guide, including related management links.

This article describes how to start over and reset an account's site content to a default state using cPanel. You may want to do this, for example, if you installed an application for testing purposes and no longer need it. Or maybe you made a configuration change that caused your website to be non-functional, and you are unable to fix the problem.

Whatever the reason, use the following procedure to reset your account's site content.

<Warning>
  **Important**

  This procedure removes website content and various other settings, but does **not** remove e-mail accounts or messages.
</Warning>

Make sure you follow these steps in the order presented:

1. Delete any applications that you installed using Softaculous:
   * Log in to cPanel.
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     > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).
   * On the **Tools** page, in the **Softaculous Apps Installer** section, click **Softaculous Apps Installer** (or any of the icons under **Scripts** or **Categories** ).
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   > For additional information about how to delete applications in Softaculous, please see [this article](/docs/manage-your-applications).
2. Delete all MySQL and PostgreSQL databases in cPanel:
   * Log in to cPanel.
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     > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).
   * In the **Databases** section of the cPanel home screen, click **Manage My Databases** for MySQL databases, or click **PostgreSQL Databases**:<br />
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   > * For additional information about how to delete MySQL databases, please see [this article](/docs/managing-mysql-databases).
   > * For additional information about how to delete PostgreSQL databases, please see [this article](/docs/managing-postgresql-databases).
3. Delete all subdomains, addon domains, and parked domains in cPanel:

* Log in to cPanel.
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  > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).
* In the **Domains** section of the cPanel home screen, click **Domains**.

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> * For additional information about how to delete addon domains, subdomains and parked domains, please see [this article](/docs/cpanel-domains-tool).

4. Delete all files and directories under the */home/username/public\_html* directory, where ***username*** represents your hosting.com account username. To do this, you can use the [cPanel File Manager](/docs/getting-started-with-file-manager):

* Log in to cPanel.
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  > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).
* On the **Tools** page, in the **Files** section, click **File Manager**:<br />
* In the **File Manager Directory Selection** dialog box, select **Web Root**, and then click **Go**.
* Click **Select All**, and then click **Delete**.
* In the **Delete** dialog box, click **Delete File(s)**. cPanel removes everything in the *public\_html* directory.

5. Delete any cron jobs that are configured in cPanel:

* Log in to cPanel.
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  > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).
* On the **Tools** page, in the **Advanced** section, click **Cron Jobs**:

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> For additional information about how to do this, please see [this article](/docs/cron-jobs).

Your account's web content is now back to a default state.

## Related articles

* [cPanel File Manager](/docs/cpanel-file-manager)
* [How to manage your applications in Softaculous](/docs/manage-your-applications)