At 06:21 AM 7/25/2011, Michael Dietz wrote: >My database has gotten to the point where it takes over an hour to >delete the existing db and then upload the replacement to >FreePages. While the odds of somebody trying to access it during >that time frame is very small I would still hate to miss the >connection. It would be much better if I could upload the >replacement db using FTP with a temporary folder name. Once the >upload is complete I change the name of the existing folder to >another temp name and then change the uploaded temp name to the >functional folder name. I would then delete the old folder. Instead >of an hour or more, just a seconds would be the total downtime. > >Is this possible and if how do I do it? My FTP program does not >have a folder change function in it. ============ I'm not sure which ftp program you are using but Filezilla does have this capability. I'm not sure if you have to change a setting BUT I am given the choice of Rename on the right click context menu. http://www.genealogy-web-creations.com/filezilla-instructions.htm Pat Pat Geary Working With Rootsweb FreePages Accounts EBook (free) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gearyfamily/rootsweb-freepages-ebook.html