How to Upload and Download Files in Webuzo File Manager

What is the File Manager?

Your website is a set of files on a server. File Manager is a tool in the control panel that shows those files like folders on your computer. A control panel is a dashboard for your hosting. Webuzo is one of them. Ask Hostvento support if Webuzo is on your plan.

Uploading a file

To upload means to send a file from your computer to the server.

1. Log in to the Webuzo panel.

   

2. Click File Manager. Use the search box if you cannot find it.
3. Open the folder where the file should go. For a website, this is often a folder like public_html or www.
4. Click the Upload button at the top.

   

5. Click Select File or drag files into the box.
6. Choose the file on your computer.
7. Wait for the progress bar to finish.
8. Refresh the folder list. Your file should now be there.

Warning: if you upload a file with the same name as an existing one, it may replace it. Back up the old file first.

Uploading a whole site

Many small files upload slowly. Make a ZIP file on your computer first. A ZIP file packs many files into one. Upload the ZIP, then right-click it in File Manager and choose Extract.

Downloading a file

To download means to copy a file from the server to your computer.

1. Open File Manager.

   

2. Go to the folder that holds the file.
3. Click the file once to select it.
4. Click Download in the top bar, or right-click and choose Download.
5. Your browser saves the file. Look in your Downloads folder.

To download a whole folder, first choose Compress to make a ZIP. Then download the ZIP.

Quick recap

• File Manager shows your server files in the browser.
• Use Upload to send files to the server.
• Use Download to get files back.
• ZIP many files into one before moving them.