Introduction

File Manager allows you to take full control of your website files. You can copy, move, delete, rename and edit files, create and remove directories, change file permissions and upload files from your local computer to the server.

File Manager is best used to manipulate files that have been previously uploaded to your website. To upload more than one file at a time, an FTP client is generally more efficient.

To launch File Manager:

1. Login to the Control Center: control.earthlink.net
2. Under the Advanced Tools section, these applications will be available
3. Click on the File Manager icon. The application opens in a new window.

Navigation

The main menu is located on the top right corner of File Manager:

• File Manager: links you to the page where you can manipulate your files.
• Support: opens online help files for File Manager in a new window
• Feedback: allows you to send feedback concerning File Manager

File Manager

File Manager allows you to copy, move, delete, rename and edit files, create and remove directories, change file permissions, restore files from the backup and upload files from your local computer to the server.

Changing Directories

• To change the directory that you are currently viewing, double click on the directory name that you want to access within the left panel. The following page will display:
• The content of the chosen directory will display in the right panel. You may move a file from one directory to another simply by copy/ cut/ paste it to the wanted directory.

Deleting Files

1. Select the filename in the right panel.
2. Click on the preference icon to view the options and choose delete.
3. To confirm the deletion of the file, click Delete.

Renaming Files

1. Select the file to be renamed.
2. Click on the preference icon to view the options and then click Rename.
3. Enter the new name in the field provided.
4. Click Rename.

Copying Files

1. Select the file to be copied.
2. Click on the preference icon to view the options and then click Copy.
3. Select a target directory in the left panel and click Paste.

Moving Files

1. Select the file to be moved.
2. Click Copy and after putting in the name of new folder in Location field click on Paste.

A small dialogue box come up stating file has been moved successfully.

Create a Directory

1. Click on the New Directory button.
2. You are prompted to enter a name for your directory in the field provided.
3. Click Create.

Create a File

1. Click on the New File button on top of the page.
2. Enter a name for your file in the field provided.
3. Click Create.

Removing a Directory

1. Select the directory that you want to delete.
2. Click on the preference icon to view the options and click Delete.
   Note: All the content of your directory will be deleted.
3. On the Delete Confirmation dialog, click Delete.

Setting File Permissions

1. Select the file.
2. Click on the preference icon to view the options and click Manage Permissions.
3. You are displayed with a pop up window where you can check the desired permission check boxes.
4. Click Save to save the changes.

Editing Files

File Manager allows you to edit text files on the server. This is convenient since you do not have to edit the file on a local machine, and then upload it to the server.

1. Select the file you want to edit.
2. Click on the preference icon to view the options and click Edit and then the page opens up with the editing content as below.
3. Edit the file as necessary and click Save.

Downloading Files

File Manager allows you to download files from the server to your local machine.

Note: You cannot download files from the cgi-bin directory using this function.

1. Choose the file you want to download.
2. Click on the preference icon to view the options and click Download. The File Download dialog box opens.
3. Specify the local directory where you want to save the file.

The file will be downloaded to the specified directory on your machine.

Using the Upload Function

1. Make sure that the target directory is open.
2. Click on Upload button.
3. Select a file from your local machine by clicking the Browse button or enter the full path into the text box.
4. When the file has been selected, click Upload.

The file will be uploaded to the directory. You may upload multiple files at the same time to the same directory.

Using the Restore Function

File Manager's Restore application allows you to restore your site content from time based periods. While File Restore is convenient and easy to use, it is not possible to ensure that all files will be recoverable. There is no guarantee or warranty of any kind, either express or implied that a backup of your site content will be available at any given time.

1. Click on the Restore button. The application opens in a new window.
2. Select a time based backup from the drop-down list and click Next.
3. On the File Restore screen, select the file(s) you want to restore from the list on the left by clicking the grey check boxes.
4. Select a directory to restore the file(s) to from the list in the right.
5. Click the Next button to start the operation.
6. You see the list of files which would be restored.
7. Check the boxes beside the files that needs to be restored. Click Next.

Warning! Any files being copied will overwrite existing files, with the same filenames.

8. After clicking on Restore files the next dialogue box comes up stating successfully restored files. Click any one option based on how would you like to proceed.