The SW WebHosting File Manager
Rid yourself of FTP clients with our File Manager
With the SW WebHosting Online Control Panel, you’ll get access to our feature–rich File Manager. It will enable you to quickly control your sites without having to resort to an FTP tool. You can publish data files over a secure connection by simply dragging them into the browser. Additionally, you could instantly archive and unarchive data files and folders, set up password–protected locations, modify data file permissions and a lot more. Check out the characteristics built into our File Manager.
Drag–and–drop file uploads
Add data files without difficulty
Moving data files between your computer and any of your websites is now quick and easy, because of the drag–and–drop option available from the File Manager. You can easily pull data files from your laptop or computer and drop them in the Online Control Panel over a secure SSL connection. That’s it. It will take seconds to publish a file and a little bit longer for any larger files and folders.
There’s no need to deploy any third party software package or Internet browser extensions. The drag’n’drop function built into the File Manager operates equally well on all main operating systems.
Right–click context menus
Manage all files with just a click
The vast majority of File Managers include all of the actions you can conduct with a file or folder at the top of the web page. We feel the latter is not properly arranged. Thanks to the File Manager, you can get all file administration options when you right–click a file or directory. This option is also applicable for a number of files/folders.
You’ll be able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete just about any file or directory you choose with only a mouse–click.
Archive/Unarchive files
Make use of enormous files easily
On account of the in–built archive/unarchive solution, the File Manager will allow you to work with large files without having to use FTP. You can shrink a folder to a lightweight size by clicking on the Compress button or get the items in an archived folder through the Extract button. Whenever compressing a directory as well as a selection of files, it is also possible to select the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) and also the title of the archive file.
Integrated file editors
Zero third–party software packages are necessary
We have enclosed a set of file editors within the Online Control Panel so you can come up with quick and simple adjusts in your files without needing to apply any third party apps. With the File Manager you will find a WYSIWYG editor that will help monitor all the changes you come up with in real time, a code editor that boasts syntax highlighting for one’s .PHP or .JS files, together with a plain text editor for more competent customers. All the changes that you generate and save will be demonstrated immediately on the web.
You have access to the file editors making use of the buttons near the top of the file table and / or by right–clicking a selected file/folder.
A logical folder structure
All your files sorted out in a user–friendly manner
When you’re in charge of a lot of sites at the same time, it’s vital that you have everything sorted out. With some other File Managers, updating a great number of web sites within the exact same hosting account could be very tricky. With the File Manager, you will see that it’s in fact rather easy. Every website does have its own directory, which you’ll at once identify, including all of the files pertaining to the given site are located there.
And then to make everything so much easier, you will find a drop–down menu from where it’s easy to pick on exactly which web host you intend to work within the File Manager. Our smart system will lead you there within seconds.
A user–friendly interface
A File Manager intended for real people
Making use of all of your files is instinctive and uncomplicated with the SW WebHosting Online Control Panel. You’ll try a file control environment which is very close to your desktop PC’s file explorer. You are able to drag and drop files and control all of them with a right mouse–click. With the in–built preview solution, you can observe pictures just like they will be on the web, and via the integrated file editors you can create transformations for your files quickly.
If you want guidance taking care of your files, you are able to make reference to the massive set of articles and how–to instructional videos, which you could find using a mouse–click.
Work with multiple files
Adjust various files at the same time
It’s easy to work with a huge amount of files concurrently while using the multi–selection capacity of the SW WebHosting File Manager. Everything you need to do is just hold down the Control key and then click on the files or directories you want to choose. If you need to select a list of files/folders in a row simultaneously, pick the first file/folder, click the Shift key after which choose the last file or folder within the group.
For people with selected the desired files/folders, you can either drag them to an alternative place, or apply various actions to them making use of right–click context menu or maybe the buttons at the top of the file table.
Quick & simple password protection options
The ultimate way to protect your information
If you’d like to password–secure a directory in your website, you need to create an .htaccess file manually. To no surprise, this can be time–demanding and complicated if you are not a professional in website hosting. With our File Manager, you may create a password–protected directory and conceal its contents from the visitors with a few mouse–clicks.
Everything you should complete is right–click a folder, select Password Protection and pick the Add selection. Then just define a login name and a password. No additional setup is necessary and there’s no need to deal with an .htaccess file. Our platform will manage every thing for you.