My ftp program quit working after the hiccough! No resolution from rootsweb and experts here were not able to resolve. Can one use fileman to upload a whole folder with many files within it at one operation. Or do,they have to be uploaded one at a time? Can one use fileman to delete many files or all the files on server at once or only one at a time? I have a local copy in one folder, can I delete all the files using fileman on the server, then just upload the whole local folder? This might be a workable route if I never can get my ftp program working again. Can someone show me examples how to,do this? Lonnie fink [email protected] > On Apr 26, 2016, at 3:01 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi Vivian, > > I know it is old fashioned but Freepages FileManager will at least let you > upload directly. Sometimes, computers are a pain..one little thing wrong > takes a zillion hours to troubleshoot. So I try to "trick" the computers > to do what I want, meaning, give it something it understands and see if it > works. > > So uploading your index.htm/l file via File Manager should make it visible > that you have a page on a website. If that works, then, try uploading one > folder and check it on the web. If that works, try your ftp program. If > the program fails, go back to File Manager and upload the rest. > > Judy

Pat Geary's tutorial for using File Manager is <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gearyfamily/rootsweb-file-manager.html> Pat A. At 06:31 AM 4/26/2016, Lonnie Fink via wrote: >My ftp program quit working after the hiccough! No resolution from >rootsweb and experts here were not able to resolve. > > Can one use fileman to upload a whole folder with many files > within it at one operation. Or do,they have to be uploaded one at a time? >Can one use fileman to delete many files or all the files on server >at once or only one at a time? > >I have a local copy in one folder, can I delete all the files using >fileman on the server, then just upload the whole local folder? >This might be a workable route if I never can get my ftp program >working again. > >Can someone show me examples how to,do this?

Lonnie Fink asked: Can one use fileman to upload a whole folder with many files within it at one operation. No. But, it is better than never uploading anything because ftp programs fail. Or do,they have to be uploaded one at a time? Not exactly "one at a time". At the bottom, left, make sure to change the number of files. HOWEVER, RW File Manager is like inviting a 90-yr old Auntie to a Thanksgiving feast-- if you pile her plate full, she might not digest it well. But if you give her smaller amounts, she'll be able to chew it over. So limit how many big-big files you upload at once. You can do perhaps 10-12 small files at once. Can one use fileman to delete many files or all the files on server at once or only one at a time? No and yes. It WILL completely delete one whole FOLDER at once.. Be careful in choosing -- it really does delete in one second. I have a local copy in one folder, can I delete all the files using fileman on the server,... Yes, by folders... and by individual files. then just upload the whole local folder? NO. See above. The BEST thing to do to learn about File Manager is to create a local copy of 1 folder, say "test" and one file page called "test_fm.html". Then practice. If you create a File Manager FOLDER (directory), you MUST make sure what directory (folder) you are "in". So let's say you make "test" folder (dir), then click on it to open it. NOW upload "test.fm" page. OR, upload test_fm.htm/l without opening any user-created folder-- that puts it under your main site, like where your index.htm/l page will go. After uploading your test_fm.htm page to the main site, click the radio button next to it. Go down and click Delete file. Confirm delete. After uploading the test FOLDER/Dir, with your test page inside, you can do delete one of two ways-- 1. Open the folder, highlight the FILE (radio button), go down and click delete FILE. or 2. To get rid of the test folder and ALL pages inside, click on the radio button next to the closed test folder-- go down and click delete of a sub-Directory. I suggest practicing with your test Dir/Folder and your test_fm.html file, learning how to make a folder, sub-folders, page in folder, and page under the main directory. I practiced until I was utterly bored and frustrated. THEN, try deleting an unimportant file, and reupload just that one unimportant file. Once you get comfortable with File Manager, try blasting away a directory that contains a small number of files...recreate the directory...open it...reupload the files for that folder. I know it sounds like a pain. It is. But I did it with a large site. ALSO, you could try setting up Filezilla. Try uploading the test_fm.html file using Filezilla. If that works, go back to file manager, delete a whole folder. Go to Filezilla and upload that folder. Repeat for each folder. OR delete everything EXCEPT your index.html file using file manager, and go to Filezilla to reupload the whole site (or upload it in parts). I've done all these methods. I most prefer deleting with File Manager, and uploading with Filezilla. I got scared, so I've done it in "parts". But after doing it so much, I do the whole thing on FM (except deleting the index file) and let Filezilla work on uploading it all, overwriting the index file. Judy

Oops, on my comment: No and yes. It WILL completely delete one whole FOLDER at once.. Be careful in choosing -- it really does delete in one second. I meant to include, you can delete files too, but that is one by one, by one, by one.... OMG so old fashioned... it's misery, but it works. Judy