The Great Buy Web Hosting File Manager
Rid yourself of FTP clients with the File Manager

Applied as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software alternatives, web file management tools have always been sluggish and poor in features. Still, using the File Manager featured in the Great Buy Web Hosting Hosting Control Panel, you won’t just employ a fast, intuitive and user–friendly file administration client, but also an instrument that will make an external FTP application unneeded. Consider some of the options that we have built–into our File Manager.
Drag ’n’ drop file upload options
Move data files to your websites without difficulty
The File Manager in your Hosting Control Panel includes a rapid, drag’n’drop feature that will let you transfer data files between your personal computer and your web hosting account with no need to employ an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) tool. You can easily drag data files from your personal computer and drop them in your Hosting Control Panel with a click of the mouse by using a safe SSL connection.
The drag–and–drop function is built–into the Hosting Control Panel, so that you don’t need to set up any third–party software to work with it. It will also work on all major Operating Systems, so all you have to do to make use of it is sign in to your File Manager.
Right–click context menus
All of the file management possibilities in front of you
We’ve always given our best to make the File Manager as easy–to–use as it can be, so it is possible to come up with modifications for your files. Aside from the traditional command bar at the top of the web page, we have now in addition included right–click contextual menus with all the general file control choices. Click on a file or directory and pick the actions that you like within the list that will pop up.
You’ll be able to rename, copy, move, download, edit, preview, archive, unarchive and delete any file or folder you decide on with only a click of the mouse. In the event you click on a folder, also you can create a brand new directory or file inside it.
The right–click choice is conveniently obtainable whenever you pick multiple files or folders simultaneously.
Archive/Unarchive files
Handle massive files incredibly easily
On account of the inbuilt archive/unarchive option, the File Manager enables you to deal with big files without the need to use FTP. You can easily reduce the size of a directory to a small size by simply clicking on the Compress button or get the contents of an archived folder by using the Extract button. Whenever compressing a folder as well as a bunch of files, it will be easy to choose the archive extension (.ZIP, .RAR or .TAR.GZ) and then the title of one’s archive file.
Online file editors
Manage files directly from your Hosting Control Panel
From the File Manager you’ll be able to change your files directly online working with many of the built–in software tools. The text editor shows the files in a plain text file format, the code editor provides syntax emphasizing for one’s .PHP or .JS files, and the WYSIWYG editor really helps you to see all the modifications while they show up online. All the changes you make and keep will be demonstrated instantly on the net, which means you can review them with your Internet browser and get back to create further changes, if not satisfied.
It is not necessary to download any files whatsoever, to change them in your desktop and to re–upload them back in your cloud hosting account. Each of the editors are accessible through the buttons near the top of the file table or from the right–click context menus.
A logical folder structure
Your files sorted in a simple method
If you are handling a bunch of web sites concurrently, it’s highly recommendable for you to have every little thing arranged. With many other File Managers, modifying a great number of websites in the exact same web hosting account is extremely challenging. With our File Manager, you will find that it is in fact really simple. Every site features its own directory, that you can immediately identify, and all of the files related to the specified web site are situated there.
And also to make everything even easier, you will find a drop–down menu from which it’s easy to pick on which web host you wish to work in the File Manager. Our clever system will lead you there within seconds.
A user–friendly interface
A File Manager intended for real people
Making use of your files is user–friendly and effortless while using the Great Buy Web Hosting Hosting Control Panel. You will have a file control setting that is not far from your desktop computer’s file explorer. You’ll be able to drag and drop files and manage them with a right mouse–click. With the inbuilt review solution, you will observe images in the same way they will show up on the web, and via the provided file editors you can create corrections in your files immediately.
If you would like support controlling your files, it is possible to take a look at the enormous collection of articles and how–to video tutorials, that you can get with merely a click of the mouse.
Work with multiple files
Modify various files at the same time
It is easy to make use of numerous files concurrently employing the multi–selection ability of the Great Buy Web Hosting File Manager. What you need to do is actually hold down the Control key and then click on the files or directories you want to pick. If you wish to pick a variety of files/folders in a row at once, pick the first file/folder, press the Shift key and then click on the last file or folder inside the group.
For people with chosen the required files/folders, you can either drag them to an alternative spot, or apply a variety of actions to them using the right–click context menu as well as the buttons at the top of the file table.
1–click password protection options
The easiest way to shield your data
Password protection is the greatest technique to limit the admittance to a specific section of your website that you do not want to be obvious to every one. For example, this might be a secure members’ area or a place with copyrighted data that you want only particular individuals to reach.
In the File Manager it is possible to password–guard your web site or perhaps a specific directory inside with merely a click of the mouse. Simply right–click a folder, pick Password Protection and fill in your user name and also password. You do not have to manage .htaccess files or to try to make any other configurations. In the future, simply the site visitors who have your login name and password will access your website.