How to manage files using LeapFTP

Updated on Jan 7, 2016

This tutorial is an overview on how to manage files/folders on a remote server, using LeapFTP. This is a proper way of manipulating the data on your website directly from the server.

FTP Configuration

We are assuming that you have already downloaded and configured your LeapFTP client and you are connected to your account and website on the server. If you did not, please follow our tutorial on How to configure LeapFTP.

To manage files with LeapFTP, you need to be able to:

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Create Directory

To create a new directory, you need to right-click anywhere on the remote server directory. Then select the Make Directory option.

Enter the name of the new folder and click on the OK button to keep it.

LeapFTP will take you into the newly created folder directly. To get back into the previous location on the server, you need to click on the back icon, as show on the screenshot below.