Move, Copy, Delete, Rename and Download Folders
Move a folder to another location.
- To move a folder, first select the folder you wish to move in the left pane. The "Folder summary" page will appear.
- In the "Folder actions" menu, select Move. The "Move folder" page will appear while the left frame is highlighted.
- Select the new location for the folder in the left frame. SimpleSite will automatically place the correct path in the "Move to" field.
- Click Next. You will return to the "Folder summary" page.
Note: You will not be able to move the folder if there is already another folder with the same name in the new location.
Rename a folder.
- To rename your folder, first select the folder you wish to move in the left pane. The "Folder summary" page will appear.
- In the "Folder actions" menu, select Rename. The "Rename folder" page will appear.
- Enter the new name for your folder in the "Rename folder to:" field.
- Click Next. The name of your folder cannot contain spaces or special characters. You can use a hyphen or an underscore in the filename.
Copy a folder.
- To copy a folder and all the pages and files it contains, select the folder you wish to copy in the left pane. The "Folder summary" page will appear.
- Click Copy. The "Copy folder" page will appear, and the left frame will be highlighted.
- Select the location to which the folder will be copied by clicking an existing folder. SimpleSite will automatically put the correct path in the "Copy to " field.
- To give the copied folder a new name, type the name in the "New folder name" field.
- Click Next.
Download a folder.
- To download an archive of a folder and all of its contents, select the folder you wish to download in the left pane. The "Folder summary" page will appear.
- Select Download. You will move to the "Download folder" page, which displays estimated times it will take to download this folder and all its contents for a variety of Internet connection speeds.
- If you want to continue and download the folder, click Download.
- You might be given an option to open the folder or save it to your computer. If you wish to save it, click Save, choose a location on your computer to save the file, and then click Save.
Delete a folder.
- To permanently delete a folder and all of its contents, select the folder you wish to delete in the left pane. The "Folder summary" page will appear.
- Select Delete. You will move to the "Delete folder" page, which displays a list of the folders and files that will be deleted.
- If you want to continue and delete the folder and all of its contents, select the checkbox next to "Yes, delete this folder", then click Next to confirm that you wish to delete the folder.
A deleted folder and all of its contents are permanently lost and cannot be recovered. There will be no way for you to restore it at a later date. You may want to download your folder before you delete it. You will not be able to use SimpleSite to edit files which you have downloaded and deleted.
last modified on
04/20/2007 13:34