The main window of Web Client is divided into two parts: the Toolbar and the Directory Listing.
1.The toolbar contains the buttons to perform various utility functions.
2.Directory Listing gives a list view or thumbnail view of files and directories.
Here is the general layout:

Below is a summary of the function of each toolbar button:
Button Icon |
Function |
Hotkey |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Go to the parent directory |
Backspace |
Change the current directory to the parent directory by clicking this button. For example, if your current directory is /home/document, clicking the button will change the current directory to /home. |
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Go to the specified directory |
Ctrl + G |
Use this button to change the current directory to any directory you specified. |
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Go to the home directory |
Home |
This button will bring you to the home directory directly. |
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Refresh directory listing |
F5 |
Refresh the current directory listing by clicking this button. |
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Upload a file |
Ctrl + U |
Use this button to open an upload window from which you can browse your local machine for the file you want to upload, then click the "OK" button to start uploading. |
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Download a file |
Ctrl + D |
Click this button to download files that have been selected. |
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Show download URL |
Ctrl + S |
This button will show you the file download URL or Ed2k links. Note: Do not log out or change directory when downloading by external tools. |
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Create a directory |
Ctrl + N |
Click this button and input the name for the new folder, then click the "OK" button. |
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Edit a text file |
Ctrl + E |
Click this button to open the online text editor to view or modify the text file that you have selected. |
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Delete a file or directory |
Delete |
Click this button to delete the file or directory selected. |
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Rename a file or directory |
Ctrl + R |
Select a file or directory, click this button and enter the new name in the pop-up window, then click the "OK" button to complete. |
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Cut a file or directory |
Ctrl + X |
Click this button to cut file or directory selected. |
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Paste a file or directory |
Ctrl + V |
Click this button to paste the file or directory that was cut shortly. |
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Open the download manager |
Ctrl + B |
Open the multiple files download manager. |
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Search for files |
Ctrl + F |
You can search files recursively using exact filename matches or wildcard matches. |
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View directories in list mode |
Ctrl + L |
This button only shows up when the current view is in list mode, click it to change to thumbnail view mode. |
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View directories in thumbnail mode |
Ctrl + L |
This button only shows up when the current view is in thumbnail mode, click it to change to list view mode. |
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Create a new text file |
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Compress a file(folder) |
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Uncompress a zip file |
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View help document |
None |
Click this button to open the online help document for Wing FTP Server's Web Client. |
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Change password |
None |
Click this button to change the password for the current user account. This button is only available when the administrator has enabled this feature. |
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Logout |
None |
Click this button to safely terminate your web session. |