The Archive Manager option provides a method of backing up files
on your site by compressing them. It is always good practice to back
up files in case damage should occur to original files. Compressing
files allows you to reduce the amount of storage space your files
take up, thus freeing more space for you to work with on your site.
Note: Compressed files cannot be opened within the Control
Panel’s File Manager, though they can be deleted and renamed here.
Compressing Files
- From the Control Panel, select the Archive Manager icon. The
Archive Manager displays. The Current Directory: section of the
Archive Manager shows you which directory you are currently in
and which sub-directories are available in that directory.
- Optional: If you need to drill down into one of the
sub-directories, simply single-click on the desired
sub-directory name. The Archive Manager refreshes and the
Current Directory text reflects that you have moved into another
directory.
- Select the file or directory you to compress by
single-clicking in the small-box immediately to the left of the
file or directory name.
- Click on the Compress button. The Archive Manager reappears,
displaying the file/directory you have selected near the bottom
of the screen.
- Choose either the Unix (tar) or Windows (WinZip Compatible)
compression method.
- In the Output file name field, type the name of the
compressed file you want to create. To have the output file
created in a different directory, follow the directions on the
screen above the Submit and Clear buttons.
- Warning: Do NOT type the file extension as part
of the file name. This will cause an error to be generated.
- Select the Submit button. The Archive Manager reappears.
- A message appears indicating that the file compression is in
progress. For smaller files, you may also instantly see a
message stating Compress done!, followed by file statistics
concerning the newly created file.
- Note: If an error occurs, you will see a message
indicating it at this point.
- Note: Compression can fail if you add a file
extension to the file name for your output file. Use the
Back to Archive Manager link to try again.
- If you would like to compress more files or directories, you
can return to the Archive Manager by selecting the Back to
Archive Manager link located near the bottom of the page.
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Extracting Files
- From the Control Panel, select the Archive Manager icon. The
Archive Manager displays. The Current Directory section of the
Archive Manager shows you which directory you are currently in
and which sub-directories are available in that directory.
- Optional: To drill down into one of the sub-directories,
single-click on the desired sub-directory name. The Archive
Manager refreshes and the Current Directory text reflects that
you have moved into another directory.
- Select the compressed file you would like to extract by
single-clicking in the selection box to the immediate left of
the file name.
- Click on the Extract button. The Archive Manager reappears,
listing the file(s) you have selected to extract near the bottom
of the screen. The contents of the compressed file (all the
files/directories that were compressed) are also shown where the
message “The content of:” appears.
- In the Output Directory field, type the name of the
directory into which you would like to extract the compressed
file. To extract to the current directory, type “./” (Note:
without the quotes).
- Click on the Submit button. The Archive Manager reappears. A
message appears indicating file extraction is in progress. For
smaller files, you may instantly see a message stating
Extraction Successful, followed by a listing of the files that
were just extracted.
- If complete, select the Back to Archive Manager link to
return to the main Archive Manager page.
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