The TotalWebHosting.biz File Manager

Posting files with an FTP tool is an obsolete and really insecure method for shifting data files from your desktop machine or laptop to a web hosting server. By reason of this, we have included drag–and–drop data file upload support in the File Manager. Just pull the data files that you need to upload from your PC into your Internet browser and they will start to publish in your hosting profile over a protected SSL connection.

You don’t have to deploy any extra software, web browser extensions or applications. The drag & drop feature works just as well on Windows, Mac or Linux.

We have always given our best to make your File Manager as easy–to–use as feasible, so it is easy to create modifications for your files. In addition to the traditional control bar near the top of the web page, we have additionally designed right–click context menus with all the common file control possibilities. Just click on a file or folder and pick the activity that you would like within the list which will appear.

You are able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you decide using a mouse–click. If you click a folder, additionally you can make a different folder or file in it.

The right–click option is available as well at the time you choose many different files or folders simultaneously.

The File Manager provides a built in archive/unarchive option to assist you upload huge archives and then extract them within your cloud hosting account in the blink of an eye. Once compressing a file or directory, it is possible to select the name for the archive that’ll be created as well as its extension – .ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ. In addition, you are able to archive active files or folders with just a mouse–click.

The archive/unarchive option available from the File Manager will allow you to make use of substantial files directly from your Web Site Control Panel. You don’t need to apply any third–party software such as an FTP client so as to upload a large file onto your account or download an archive to your desktop.

Through the File Manager it’s possible to change your files instantly on the net working with some of the inbuilt software tools. The text editor displays the files with a plain text file format, the code editor features syntax emphasizing for your .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor allows you to see your changes as they appear live. Furthermore, all changes which you create and keep will be demonstrated instantly on the web, so you can preview them within your Internet browser and return to make more edits, if you are not happy with the result.

There is no need to download any files whatsoever, to change them through your desktop and then to re–upload them back to your account. All the editors are found via the buttons near the top of the file table or at the right–click contextual menus.

All the files within your web hosting account are separated into directories. Each and every host does have its main folder, that uses the file structure that you’ve pre–set. In this way, it is simple to deal with all your hosts in one location with no probability of getting lost or perplexed.

By default, you will notice each of the hosts conveniently mentioned in a table and when you click once over a specific host, you’ll see the whole set of sub–folders and files related to it. By clicking on two times, you are going to visit a page which is focused on that host only. One other way to open the folder related to a certain host and then to use it solely, is by using the drop–down menu near the top of the primary File Manager file table.

The TotalWebHosting.biz File Manager was designed in such a way to help you feel just like using the services of the file explorer on your desktop. It is provided with a way to drag your files and to drop them inside a preferred area and shows all the obtainable edit alternatives after clicking the right mouse button. At the same time, the tool provides an in–built file preview option and other file editors so that you can change your files right away directly from your Web Site Control Panel.

Furthermore, we have bundled a number of file management articles and how–to video lessons to help you quickly find out how to make use of the tool.

You can make use of a multitude of files all at once making use of the multi–selection capability of the TotalWebHosting.biz File Manager. Everything you should do is just hold down the Control key and click on the files or directories that you would like to pick. If you need to select a number of files/folders in a row simultaneously, click the first file/folder, press the Shift key and then choose the last file or folder in the group.

For those who have picked the required files/folders, you may either drag them to a distinct spot, or use diverse actions to them making use of right–click contextual menu or the buttons at the top of the file table.

Password protection is the best way to reduce the ability to access a given part of your site you don’t need to be exposed to every one. For example, this might be a secure members’ area or, perhaps an area with copyrighted data that you would like just particular individuals to get into.

In the File Manager you can actually password–guard your website or perhaps a specific directory inside with only a click of the mouse. Simply right–click a directory, pick Password Protection and submit the username as well as pass word. You do not have to take care of .htaccess files or create any other adjustments. From now on, just the visitors that have your username and security password will access your site.