Jun 142010
- First open your FTP client. In this example we use Filezilla.
- Click on File.
- Click on Site Manager
- Click on New Site
- Name the site for your website.
- Fill in the Host field like so (replace yoursitename.com with the name of your domain):
- ftp.yoursitename.com
- The Logon Type is Normal
- Fill in your user name. This will be the FTP user name you can find in your hosting control panel.
- Fill in your FTP password.
- Click on the advanced tab.
- Browse to a folder on your local computer where you want to store the files.
- In the Default remote directory field your entry should look like this (replace yoursitename.com with the name of your domain):
- /www.yoursitename.com/web/content
- Click Connect
In one window you will see the files in the folder on your local computer. In the other you will see the files on the server. - Click on the first folder or file in the list for the files on the server. Hold the shift key down and scroll to the bottom of the list.
- Click on the last file or folder in the list. This should highlight every file and folder in the server list.
- Right click on these highlighted files and folders.
- Click Download. This will start the download process. Once it has downloaded all the files and folders on the list you have created a backup of your site.
Dawn McCarroll
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It looks good! I’ll try it when we get back in just a little bit. Thanks so much!
I will be posting one on backing up your database in a few minutes too.