The SuntechSpace File Manager

Uploading data files with an FTP client is an out–of–date and really unsafe way of transferring data files from your notebook or computer to a server. Because of this, we have integrated drag–and–drop file upload support in the File Manager. Just pull the files that you need to upload from your PC into your Internet browser and they’ll start to upload in your web hosting profile over a safe SSL communication.

You don’t need to install any extra computer software, browser add–ons or web apps. The drag–and–drop function works just as well on Windows, Mac or Linux.

We have given our best to make the File Manager as easy–to–use as possible, so you can easily create changes to your files. Apart from the traditional command bar at the top of the page, we have now additionally integrated right–click contextual menus with all the common file managing possibilities. Click on a file or folder and select the activity which you want through the selection that will pop up.

You can easily rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or directory you choose with only a click of the mouse. When you click on a folder, you should also create a different folder or file in it.

The right–click choice is conveniently obtainable when you select numerous files or folders simultaneously.

Because of the built–in archive/unarchive solution, the File Manager really helps to handle substantial files and not have to use FTP. You are able to shrink a folder into a small size by simply clicking on the Compress button or get the contents of an archived folder by using the Extract button. When compressing a folder as well as a number of files, you can also select the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) and then the title of the archive file.

From your File Manager it is possible to edit your files instantly on the Internet applying some of the built in software tools. The text editor shows the files with a plain text format, the code editor provides syntax displaying for your .PHP or .JS files, and the WYSIWYG editor lets you to see your modifications when they appear live. Furthermore, all changes which you generate and save will be demonstrated instantaneously online, so it’s possible to examine them in your web browser and return to make more edits, in case you are not happy with the result.

It is not necessary to download any files whatsoever, to edit them through your machine and then to re–upload them into your hosting account. Each of the editors are available through the buttons near the top of the file table or through the right–click contextual menus.

If you are working with a lot of websites at the same time, it is important to have everything organized. With other File Managers, editing a range of websites in the same account is extremely challenging. Using our File Manager, you will see that it’s in fact really simple. Every single web site does have its own folder, that you’ll at once recognize, and all of the files related to the specific site are found there.

And then to make things so much easier, you will find a drop–down menu from where it’s easy to select on exactly which host you intend to work within the File Manager. Our intelligent system will take you there in no time.

The vast majority of online File Managers are slow and pretty difficult to use. They give modest functions and certainly are not really intuitive. We seek to change that by means of the SuntechSpace File Manager. It is meant to be intuitive and also to seem like a product you know – the File Manager on your PC.

All of its features, the drag & drop file upload options, the right–click context menus, the built–in file editors, etcetera are available for one purpose – to make taking care of your web site(s) less complicated.

SuntechSpace’s File Manager can save you a plenty of time when you use many different files. You are able to choose many different files simultaneously and use a preferred action to them precisely like you do in your computer. To choose arbitrary files simultaneously, just hold down the Control key, and to pick a number of adjoining files, use the Shift key. It is that easy.

Once you’ve chosen the files, you can automatically transfer them to a different place using the drag–and–drop option. By making use of the right–click contextual menu as well as the buttons on top of the file table, you are able to use multiple other actions – you’ll be able to copy, rename, delete, download and alter your files, alter file permissions, etcetera.

There is one popular approach to shield a directory using a security password – by making an .htaccess file. If, however, you aren’t technologically experienced enough, you’ll have issues doing it on your own. To help make things straightforward, we have integrated an uncomplicated password protection interface to the File Manager available inside the Web Control Panel.

To make use of the option, simply right–click on a folder and pick Password Protection. Following that choose the username and the pass word that you like to implement and then click on the button. That’s all. Now the selected directory is hidden from the general pubic and will also be accessible to authorized account holders.