Uploading Files using SmartFTP

This tutorial assumes you already have SmartFTP running on your computer and are connected to a remote server.

Now let’s learn how to upload or transfer a file to a remote server.

1. Select a few files you would like to upload from your Local Drive. To select multiple files, press CTRL on your keyboard.

Upload Website Files - SmartFTP - Select Local Drive Files

2. Now click the Upload button.

Upload Website Files - SmartFTP - Upload Files

That’s it! The files have been uploaded to the Remote Server and can be seen here.

Upload Website Files - SmartFTP - Files Uploaded to Remote Server

Now let’s learn how to download a file. First let’s delete one of the files from our local computer that we previously uploaded.

3. Select changelog.txtand click the Delete button.

Upload Website Files - SmartFTP - Delete File from Local Drive

The file has now been deleted. Let’s go ahead and download it.

5. Select changelog.txt and click this Download icon.

Upload Website Files - SmartFTP - Download File from Remote Server

That’s it! The file has been downloaded and can be seen here.

Upload Website Files - SmartFTP - Downloaded File from Remote Server

This is the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to upload or transfer files to and from a remote server.

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