Title: Transferring files using FTP
Last modified: August 8, 2017

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# Transferring files using FTP

 *  [andyandy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/androidandreas/)
 * (@androidandreas)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transferringfiles-using-ftp/)
 * I am using Filezilla FTP client to backup my WordPress files from the server 
   to my local disk with a view to switching hosting providers.
 * t is am sure an obvious question but I have successfully logged in, created a
   backup folder on my local disk and selected all the files on the server. The 
   final step is not to move them from one to the other. I tried to drag and drop
   but that did not work.
 * What step(s) do I need to do to comp0let this operation.
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by [andyandy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/androidandreas/).

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transferringfiles-using-ftp/#post-9391603)
 * See [https://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_FileZilla](https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_FileZilla)
 * Note that you must also backup and move the database; the files are not enough.

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