Scroll down to the Files section in your cPanel and then click the Directory Privacy icon.The instructions below are the steps for removing the password protection. Or, if you are finally ready to make the folder open to the public, then you can remove the password protection so that everyone can access the files in the directory. One reason you might want to password protect a directory and then remove the protection is for testing purposes. The steps to remove password protection on a directory are fairly quick and simple. Click Save in order to save the credentials that you have entered.Create a user to grant access to the protected directory by typing the credentials into the Username, New Password and Confirm Password fields.Click the Save button to save the name you have entered for the directory and option to password protect the directory.Type a name for the folder you are trying to protect in the field labeled “ Enter a name for the protected directory: “.

Click on the checkbox labeled “ Password protect this directory:“.Select the directory you want to password protect and then you will see the Set permissions for “/home/exampl3/directory/” screen appear.Go to the Files section and click on the Directory Privacy icon.Don’t have time to read our full article? Watch our walk-through video.

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