How to download website files with filezilla

Now, after connecting to your server with Filezilla, you get the below window. To upload files to WordPress, you just need to copy them from the left area in Blue color and paste them in the right area in Green. So, This will fix the problem when someone wants to restore a website and upload the photos of a full month or a year all together using a zip file, letter, there will be an option to unzip the uploaded folder into WordPress. Look for the exact folder you want to upload to and drag and drop the local photo from your computer to the distant servers and watch the FileZilla status buttons flashing at the bottom of the interface with green and red colors.

You can open the local image folder on your computer and also resize the FileZilla window, so, you have the two windows opened at the same time.

Now, you can just select all the images from your local machine and drag and drop them to the WordPress filer locate in your web server like this example.

When you upload a folder, it will be transferred into files. Please note that files will take some time to be fully uploaded, it may take hours if the file is large as MB, for example. So, be patient and never interrupt file transfer until it finished automatically.

To back up with Filezilla, you have to follow some easy steps and the backup of your website would be on your computer soon. Step You may see four parts in the Filezilla. In the upper-left part, you may see the desktop option. You will be asked to name the directory. You can name it anything you want. Step In the lower-left part of the Filezilla, the folder would be seen. If you want to backup all the files in this folder then double-click on that folder.

If you want to download all of the files and folders on the desktop then you choose the desktop option. So choose the newly created directory or folder. If you want to download all the files then select all and right-click to download. Depending on the size of your website and the files, the download will get completed. Within a few minutes, the backup of your website would be stored on the hard drive. You may be thinking why would you need Filezilla to backup your website when you can do that from the cPanel?

If you want to know how to backup your site with Filezilla then you should know how to set up it. Have you ever tried Filezilla? Now, just right click and press on the Upload button.

If you want to add server info to the site manager copy the current connection to the site manager. Later, enter the name so that you can access this easily when you wish and click OK. By doing this if you want to connect to this server next time, just simply click on the site manager and connect. This is a simple tutorial by which anyone can understand.

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