1. You are now connected to your website. On the left you will see the directory structure of your website, and on the right all of your files and folders on your website.
  2. To Upload click on File; Upload. Choose one or more files to upload from within the Upload dialog. Select more than one file by holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard, and clicking the files with your mouse. you can also select the files to upload by simply dragging the files onto the File View Area of the screen. The files will be uploaded to the current directory on the server as long as your user account has the appropriate clearance to copy files into the selected directory.
  3. To Download
  4. Navigate through the server’s directories to locate the file that you desire. Be sure to make use of FTP Explorer’s Auto-loading index file feature (Options Dialog)
  5. Select a file by clicking on it. If more than one file is to be selected, you can “rope” the desired files with the mouse if they are adjacent to one another, or you can hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking individual files to make multiple selections.
  6. Either press the Download button, or use the context menu (right click on a selected file) to choose the download option. The file(s) will be placed in the download directory specified in the server profile. If you want to specify the local directory to place the files, choose the “Download To” option instead of the download option. You will then be prompted for a location for each file that is downloaded.

Setting up a FTP Profile