Adding Files to site via FileZilla

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To upload large files you will need to download Filezilla https://filezilla-project.org/.

When you download and open up the program go to

File>>Site Manager
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Pick the New Site

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Use your FTP login access to access your site

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FileZilla works much like Windows explorer in that you can drag and drop files.

Select your “images” folder to open it

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This is where you will get the files from your local computer

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You have two options when adding files to your site

NOTE your file names cannot have spaces in them 

i.e. DO NOT Use: video 1.mp4

                   Use: video1.mp4 or video_1.mp4 or video-1.mp4

 

1.  You can add the a new folder to your site and transfer the files to it 

Select the root folder

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Right click and select “create directory”

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Add to the filepath with the name of your new folder i.e. videos

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 Now you can select that new file “videos” and drag and drop files into it

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2.  You can transfer whole folders to your site

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Hit F5 or View>>Refresh to ensure the files are on your site.

 

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