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My WebSpace - Basic File Management

This document explains the basic file management features of My WebSpace.

The Navigation Toolbar: Directory Management
The first set of functionality on the toolbar is Directory Management.

Refresh	You should use the Refresh button to refresh your directory listing instead of the browser's refresh button because the Directory Manager refreshes the current directory listing. If you have navigated to a sub-directory anywhere in your home directory tree or are in another user's directory or in Group Directories, the browser refresh will automatically take you back to your home directory. Therefore, to maintain the current directory listing, use the refresh button in the Directory Manager's navigation toolbar.
Upload	Uploads one or more files. Your choices are 1-10, 15, or 20 files and you may select to overwrite the files. Upload allows you to browse to the files you wish to upload from your local file system in order to add them to your account. If you do not select overwrite and one of the files already exists, the upload will fail for all of the items you are trying to upload. To easily upload folders and multiple files, please see My WebSpace - Uploading Multiple Files and Folders.
New Directory	Allows you to add a new subdirectory. You can create a subdirectory in any directory that you have read and write access to. You can use subdirectories to better organize your files.

The Navigation Toolbar: Multi-File and Folder Functionality
The next set of functionality on the toolbar is used for file management on multiple files and folders at a time. Use the checkbox next to each file or folder to perform the following actions:

Move	Moves selected files from their current location to another location. One or more files may be moved at a time. (Requires delete permission on the file you wish to move and write permission on the directory to which you are moving)
Copy	Copies selected files to another location, leaving the original in place. One or more files may be copied at a time. (Requires read permission on the file and write permission on the directory to which you are copying)
Delete	Deletes selected files to trash. To permanently delete files, you must empty your trash. One or more files may be deleted at a time. (Requires delete permission on the file)
Rename	Renames selected files.  One or more files may be renamed at a time. (You must have read and delete permissions on the file in order to rename it)
Download as Zip	Zips and downloads selected file.  One or more files may be zipped into one zip file at a time. (Requires read permission on the file)
Email	Emails the URL of the selected file.  One or more files may be emailed at a time. (Requires read permission on the file) For a detailed explanation of the choices you can make when emailing, refer to Email.

Working with Your Files
There are a number of options available for file management that are not performed from the toolbar, but from the icons and file names themselves.

To view a file

1. Navigate to the directory in which you wish to view files. See Directory Navigation for more information on how to navigate to a different directory.
2. Open the file by clicking on it once.
   
   
   1. You will be prompted to either open the file or save it. Choose to open the file in order to view it.

To edit a file

1. Navigate to the directory where the files you wish to edit are located. See Directory Navigation for more information on how to navigate to a different directory.
2. Click on the file once to open it.
   
   
   1. After clicking on the file, you will be prompted to either open the file or save it.
   2. Save the file locally to your machine. Once you've saved the file to your local hard drive, you may then edit it and upload the file back.
   
   

To download a file

1. Navigate to the directory in which the files you wish to download are located. See Directory Navigation for more information on how to navigate to a different directory.
2. Click on the file's name once and you will either....
   1. Be prompted to open or save the file. Choose to save the file locally to your machine.
   2. Or the file may open automatically in a new browser window. Should the file open in a browser window, you can choose "Save As" from the browser's File menu and save the file to your local machine.