Consider Using FileZilla to transfer your files. Look here for instructions on WordPress Codex:
FileZilla
papwe,
I’m a newbie to this part of computing too, but I’m a veteran at most other things digital.
First, you should get the FileZilla FTP application (but other freeware apps are OK too–FileZilla is a bit simpler than most I’ve found).
Next, you gotta get your FTP site address stuff from your host, “Hostgator” or whatever. You type that into the address section in FileZilla: Open “File” upper L corner–select “Site manager”; go to bottom L of screen; add a new site; fill in your data you got from your host. You’ll need to fill in your username and PW from your host. SAVE it all; then connect.
On the L sideof the screen in FileZilla are your local computer’s hard drive files; you should find your theme files there before connecting to your host FTP site to minimize connect time. I do this only for security reasons, and to avoid “mouse click” blunders while in transfer mode.
After connecting to your host’s FTP:
On the R side of the screen you find your folder online where you want to send your stuff. You just L click/hold mouse on your local files and drag them to your remote folder; in other words, you go from L to R side of screen, and drop them.
Of course, you’ll run in to some other problems along the way, but that’s part of the fun and learning ;))
Hope this helps
Thread Starter
papwe
(@papwe)
Thank you MichaelH, macmanx and DoctorLes for your answers.
Somehow I only manage to surf this site in circles so I hadn´t seen
the Codex article and I didn´t know about Filezilla, although I really tried to read everything before I posted my question.
Filezilla was easy to use and worked really well,
even for me 🙂
Thanks
Kaj Westergard
The wonders of modern computer science. 🙂
