The below steps will walk you through the basics of uploading content to your account using the graphical FTP feature of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0® and later:
1. Launch Internet Explorer from your desktop or Start menu:
2. Enter your domain name preceded with an ‘ftp’ in the browser address bar, then click Go or hit [Enter] on your keyboard:
3. Internet Explorer will open the site in ‘Anonymous’ mode. To access the remainder (and majority) of your web site, login as the Administrative FTP user. Click on File and choose Login As…
4. Enter your account ‘username’ and ‘password’ when prompted then click Login or hit [Enter] on your keyboard:
5. You will see a different set of files and folders in the browser window to include www, pub, etc, and more. The address bar will now read:
ftp://username:password@www.yourdomain.com/
6. Double-click the www folder as you would a file or folder on your local computer. This is the actual location of your web site. You may see a number of files and folders similar to the below:
7. Depending on the version of Internet Explorer and operating system you are running, there are a number of ways to copy files and folders from your local computer to your web site. You can drag-and-drop files, right-click drag-and-drop, or just copy and paste the files directly. Regardless of the method you choose, Internet Explorer makes FTP easier than ever with graphical drag-and-drop FTP capabilities!