How to download folder from GoDaddy file Manager

if you want to download folders from GoDaddy server then you can do it in seconds by visiting file manager section in cPanel and select the folder that you want to download and click on compress and wait for compress to be completed. So, lets see in detail how to download folders from GoDaddy.

How to download folder from GoDaddy file manger:

Step 1: Login to your GoDaddy account

Step 2: click on your account name and select my products section.

Step 3: under my product section-> Scroll down and find your web hosting section and side by your hosting account click on Manage Button.

Step 4: Once you are in your GoDaddy hosting manage section -> Select file manger tab.

Step 5: Now, you will be redirected safely to your cPanel file manager.

Step 6: Select the folder that you wish to download.

Step 7: Right click on your selected folder -> Click on compress.

Step 8: Choose the format your want to download like, zip archive, tar archive, Gziped Tar Archive, Bzip2ed tar Archive and click on compress files.

Step 9: Once you click on compress files -> Folder file will get downloaded with in just few seconds.

Step 10: Once compressing folder files from file manager gets completed successfully, a folder will be created with zip archive as selected by you when compressing folders in file manger.

Step 11: Just right click on it and click on download.

That’s it, this is how you download folder from GoDaddy file manager.

Downloading format available on GoDaddy when downloading folder from file manager?

There are 4 options provided by GoDaddy when you download folder from GoDaddy file manager as below:

• Zip archive
• Tar Archive
• GZipped Tar Archive
• BZip2ed Archives

Choose download option as per your requirement and which is fusible for you to extract files after downloading folders from file manger and download and extract them.

Why to download folder from GoDaddy file manager?

If you are willing to download only a particular folder from GoDaddy file manager (cPanel section) instead of download a full website from GoDaddy then download folder from GoDaddy is a best choice and it doesn’t take much time downloading a folder from GoDaddy file manager section.

Alternative options to download folders from GoDaddy?

You can also use FTP manager to download a particular folder but ftp takes a little bit more time compared to downloading file from GoDaddy file manager section.