The SoftwareDIY File Manager

Moving files between your desktop machine and any of your web pages is now fast and simple, thanks to the drag–and–drop functionality provided by the File Manager. You can easily pull data files from your desktop machine or laptop and drop them in the Hosting Control Panel through a secure SSL communication. That’s all. It takes a few seconds to upload a data file and slightly longer for larger data files and directories.

You don’t have to set up any third party application or web browser plugins. The drag–and–drop feature included in the File Manager works just as well on all main operating systems.

Thanks to the right–click menus we’ve included on the File Manager, you can modify all of your files incredibly easy. Simply click on a file or directory and from the panel that will pop up, pick the actions that you would like. It is possible to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any chosen file. Should you click a folder, additionally, you’ll view the option to make a brand new sub–folder or file inside it.

When you select many different files or folders, you will be able to use the exact same procedures for all of them at the same time.

Not like the majority of file management interfaces as well as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clients, the SoftwareDIY Hosting Control Panel boasts a way to archive/unarchive files faster. It is user–friendly. To have a directory shrunk to a lightweight size, all you need to do is select it and click on the Compress button. To open the belongings of an archived folder inside your account, select it and click on the Extract button. The File Manager uses a variety of file extensions, including .ZIP, .RAR and .TAR.GZ.

The File Manager permits you to modify your files entirely on the server without the need to download, modify and subsequently re–upload them. It is easy to update your files straight away on the net, employing our in–built editors. We supply a code editor offering syntax highlighting for your .PHP or .JS files, a WYSIWYG editor for HTML files, plus a regular text editor for the more expert customers.

You have access to every single file editor making use of the right–click contextual menus. All changes made to the files will be reflected at once online – you can directly examine them in your Internet browser.

Each of the files inside your cloud hosting account are sorted into folders. Every host has its own primary folder, which follows the file structure that you have defined. This way, it is really simple to handle all your hosts in one place without the chance of getting lost or perplexed.

By default, you’ll see all the hosts conveniently listed in a table and when you mouse–click once on a given host, you will observe all of the sub–folders and files related to it. By clicking two times, you will visit a webpage that is focused on that host only. A further way to load the folder associated with a specific host and then to use it solely, is using the drop–down menu near the top of the main File Manager file table.

The SoftwareDIY File Manager was made in such a manner as to help you feel just like working with the file explorer on your personal computer. It boasts an option to drag your files and then to drop them in a desired area and shows all the available edit alternatives after clicking the right computer mouse button. Furthermore, the tool comes with a built–in file preview solution as well as other file editors that can help you edit your files instantly directly from your Hosting Control Panel.

In addition, we have included a set of file management articles and how–to video tutorials to help you out quickly find out how to work with the tool.

Using the SoftwareDIY File Manager, you can pick out different files or directories exactly like you do on your desktop computer or laptop. Simply press the Control (Command for Mac) key and then click the desired files/folders. In case you’d like, to select a lot of files/folders at once, click on a single file/folder, hold down the Shift key and then click any file or folder.

Having once picked all of the files that you need, it’s possible to drag them to a different directory, or use the right–click context menu to see an index of the accessible actions.

To password–secure a directory within your web site, you have got to create an .htaccess file by yourself. However, this could be time–absorbing and sophisticated if you aren’t a specialist in computing. Using our File Manager, you can create a password–protected folder and hide all its items from any users with several clicks.

Everything you should execute is right–click a directory, opt for Password Protection and then click the Add selection. And then simply identify a user name along with a pass word. No extra configuration is needed and there’s no need to manage an .htaccess file. Our system will manage every little thing on your behalf.