The GrandGraphics File Manager

Importing files with an FTP client is an outdated and quite an insecure way of moving files from your desktop machine or notebook to a hosting server. This is why, we have integrated drag–and–drop data file upload support in the File Manager. Simply pull the files that you want to publish from your PC into your web browser and they’ll start to upload in your website hosting account over a secure SSL communication.

You don’t need to install any additional software, browser plug–ins or apps. The drag–and–drop feature operates just as well on Windows, Mac and Linux.

The vast majority of File Managers specify all of the activities you can perform on a file or folder at the top of the web page. We feel that this is not intuitive enough. With the File Manager, you have access to all of the file management options at the time you right–click a file or directory. This option is also applicable for different files/folders.

You’ll be able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete just about any file or directory you decide with merely a mouse–click.

Due to the integrated archive/unarchive solution, the File Manager really helps to deal with enormous files without having to use FTP. It’s possible to reduce the size of a folder to a compact size by clicking on the Compress button or access the belongings in an archived folder by using the Extract button. Whenever compressing a folder as well as a variety of files, you’ll be able to select the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) as well as the title of one’s archive file.

From your File Manager it is possible to manage your files directly on the Internet by making use of many of the internal tools. The text editor displays the files with a plain text format, the code editor features syntax emphasizing for your .PHP or .JS files, and then the WYSIWYG editor enables you to see all the changes as they show up online. Also, all changes you make and save are going to be displayed right away on the web, in order for you to examine them within your Internet browser and return to create further modifications, if unsatisfied.

You do not have to download your files, to change them on your PC and then to re–upload them back into your account. All of the editors are available through the buttons near the top of the file table or from your right–click context menus.

The File Manager shows all files and directories in an easy–to–understand alphabetical arrangement. Each of the files pertaining to the different hosts are arranged into separate directories which are referred to as after their individual domain names, so you can effectively acknowledge them. This is definitely useful when you are maintaining a multitude of web sites at the same time. There isn’t any probability to get lost or to feel baffled among the great number of data files and directories within your web hosting account.

To access the files under a specific host, just choose it within the drop–down navigation at the top of the file table. As an alternative, it’s possible to double–click on its directory and you will be automatically brought to a table showing its files only.

Dealing with your files is intuitive and simple when using the GrandGraphics Hosting Control Panel. You are going to have a file administration setting that’s not far from your desktop PC’s file explorer. You can drag and drop files and manage them with a right click of the mouse. Thanks to the integrated preview solution, you can observe pics exactly like they will show up on the Internet, and via the in–built file editors you could make changes to your files instantly.

Any time you need guidance maintaining your files, you can easily consult the large number of posts and how–to training videos, which you can find with only a mouse–click.

You can make use of a lot of files at the same time making use of the multi–selection capability of the GrandGraphics File Manager. Everything you should do is actually hold down the Control key and click on the files or directories which you want to pick. If you’d like to select a selection of files/folders in a row at once, click on the first file/folder, click the Shift key and then choose the final file or folder in the selection.

For people with picked the wanted files/folders, you can either drag them to a different location, or employ various actions to them using the right–click contextual menu or the buttons near the top of the file table.

Password protection is the foremost way for you to control the ways to access a selected part of your web site that you don’t plan to be observable to every one. For instance, this could be a safe and secure members’ place or an area with copyrighted information that you would like only a number of people to access.

Through the File Manager it’s possible to password–guard your site or a specified folder inside with only a mouse–click. Just right–click a directory, select Password Protection and fill out your user name as well as password. There’s no need to address .htaccess files or make any additional adjustments. In the future, just the website visitors that have your user name and security password will access your web site.