# Uploading or downloading a file or folder [edit]

This page describes how to upload or download a file or folder between your local hard drive and a remote FTP site.

## Introduction

If you have an FTP (or SFTP) site set up in Aptana and have created a connection between a directory on your local hard drive, you can bypass the synchronization process if you just want to do a simple upload or download between the FTP site and the local directory. (If you need to set up the FTP site, see Adding an FTP site. See Adding a site connection to learn how to add a connection between a remote site and your local hard drive.) If both your FTP site and site connection are set up, you can transfer files between your remote and local sites by simply using the File View.

## Instructions

To upload or download a file or folder between a local and a remote site:

1. In the File Menu, right-click the file(s) or folder that you want to upload or download to.
2. From the context menu, select Synchronize > Upload... or Synchronize > Download...
3. If Aptana asks you to select a connection, choose the site connection that you want to use.

Aptana uploads or downloads the files between the sites as you specified.

You can also use the hotkey shortcut CTRL+Shift+U to automatically upload the currently active file or CTRL+Shift+D to automatically download the currently active file.

## Related Topics

- About the Aptana FTP tool
- Adding an FTP site
- Adding a site connection
- Synchronizing your files
- Editing a file from a remote site
- Displaying the Sync Manager View
- Cloaking files or folders

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