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# Configuring web disk accounts

> Configure Web Disk accounts for remote web file access. Get instructions on creating, modifying, and deleting accounts.

This article describes how to configure Web Disk accounts. After you configure a Web Disk account, you can use the account to access your web files.

## Creating a Web Disk account

Before you can access files remotely using Web Disk, you must create a Web Disk account.

To create a Web Disk account, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Files** section, click **Web Disk**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-files-web-disk-icon.png)

3. Under **Create an Additional Web Disk Account**, in the **Username** text box, type the username.

4. In the **New Password** text box, type the password.

5. In the **Password (Again)** text box, retype the password.

   > 👍 Tip
   >
   > You can click **Password Generator** and cPanel generates a strong, random password for you.

6. In the **Directory** text box, cPanel automatically fills in the user's Web Disk directory based on the username that you typed in step 3. To change the directory, type the directory name you want to use in this text box.

7. The default permissions for the directory are for full read and write access. To grant the user read permissions only, click **Read-Only**.

8. To enable digest authentication, select the **Enable Digest Authentication** check box.

   > 🚧 Important
   >
   > If you are using Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8, and you want to use an **unencrypted** Web Disk connection, you must enable digest authentication.

9. Click **Create**.

## Modifying a Web Disk account

After you have created a Web Disk user account, you can modify it. You can change the password, set permissions, enable digest authentication, and more.

To modify a Web Disk account, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Files** section, click **Web Disk**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-files-web-disk-icon.png)

3. Under **Manage Additional Web Disk Accounts**, locate the account that you want to modify:

   * To enable digest authentication, click **Enable Digest Authentication**.

   * To change the account password, click **Change Password**.

   * To change the account permissions, click **Set Read-Only** or **Set Read-Write**.

## Deleting a Web Disk account

To delete a Web Disk account, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Files** section, click **Web Disk**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-files-web-disk-icon.png)

3. Under **Manage Additional Web Disk Accounts**, locate the account that you want to delete, and then click **Delete**.

4. Click **Delete Web Disk Account** to confirm the deletion. cPanel deletes the account.