Managing files and folders

You can easily manage the file and folders you wish to work with during a File Transfer operation.

To create folders

New folders can be created at the Tutor or the Student.

  1. Select the local or remote Tree view.

  2. Select the drive or folder in which the folder you want to create will appear.

  3. Click the Create Folder icon on the ribbon.

  4. The Create Folder dialog will be displayed.

  5. Enter a name for the folder and click OK.

Add a folder to Favourites

Folders that need to be accessed regularly can be added to the Favourites folder in the Tree view.

  1. Select the required folder in the local or remote pane.

  2. Click the Add icon on the ribbon.

  3. The folder will appear under Favourites in the Tree view.

To rename a file

  1. Select either the local or remote pane List viewClosed Displays the currently connected Students or groups. You can switch the display mode between large icons and details view from the View tab in the ribbon..

  2. Select the file to be renamed.

  3. Click the Rename File icon on the ribbon or press F2.

  4. Enter the new name for the file.

  5. Press Enter.

Changing file attributes

You may want to change the attributes of a file, for example, to read-only.

  1. Select the file whose attributes you want to view or change.

  2. Click the Properties icon on the ribbon.
    Or

    Right-click and choose Properties.

    Or

    Select the tab displaying the file name in the ribbon and click Modify.

  3. The File Properties dialog will appear.

  4. Check or clear the attributes you wish to set.

Editing a remote file

You can edit a file on the Student machine at the Tutor machine and send the updated version back to the Student.

  1. Double-click the required file in the remote pane.

    Or

    Select the required file in the remote pane. Click the Open Item icon on the ribbon to open the file using the default application, or click the drop-down arrow to select an application to open the file with.

  2. A dialog will appear asking you to confirm that you wish to upload the file and open it. Click Open.

  3. Make the relevant changes to the file and save and close it.

  4. A prompt will appear. Click Yes to send the updated file to the Student. You can change the name of the file by entering a new name in the Save As field. If you click No, the file won't be copied to the Student and any changes you made will be lost.

    Note: You will be advised if the file has changed while you were editing it. You can choose to save your copy of the file with a different name, overwrite the remote file at the Student or cancel and lose any changes you made.
Note: You can quickly edit a file using NetSupport School's internal text editor by right-clicking the required file and selecting Quick Edit.

Deleting files and folders

You can delete files and folders from either a Tutor or Student machine.

To delete a file

  1. Select the file you wish to delete.

  2. Click the Delete File icon on the ribbon.

  3. A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Click Yes.

To delete a folder

  1. Select the folder you wish to delete.

  2. Click the Delete Folder icon on the ribbon.

  3. The Remove Folder dialog will be displayed.

  4. Select the Include Contents checkbox.

  5. Click Yes.

Notes:

  • You cannot remove more than one folder at a time. If you have several folders selected in the List view when performing the delete operation, only the last selected folder will be removed.

  • By default, all files deleted from the local pane will be sent to the Recycle bin. This can be changed in the File Transfer settings.

See also:

Synchronising folders

Transferring files

The File Transfer window