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There are many ways to upload your ePortfolio to SFSU. Below are step by step instructions for three different software tools: Fetch and Filezilla. If you would like to use Macromedia Dreamweaver there is a tutorial you can download in the Toolbox

Your personal webspace is automatically set up when you register at SFSU.

Using Fetch with a Macintosh computer

After you have created your ePortfolio, you can use Fetch with your Macintosh to upload your files to your webspace at SFSU by following these steps:

  1. Launch the Fetch application from your applications folder or desktop;
  2. Fetch should display a “New Connection” window on start, if not you can go to the File Menu to select “New Connection”;
  3. Enter Hostname: apollo.sfsu.edu or orion.sfsu.edu;
  4. Enter Username: type your email user name (everything before the @sfsu.edu);
  5. Select the “SFTP” option under the “Connect using” pop-up. This will allow you to connect with a secure connect to your SFSU account;
  6. Enter Password: type your email user password for SFSU;
  7. Enter Initial folder: type “public_html/”, this will ensure that your portfolio is placed in your SFSU web folder;
  8. Click the Connect button and you should be connected to your account;

    9. Your connection window should look like this:

    Fetch Connection Window
  9. After connecting to your SFSU user account, a window will open that lists the files that are currently in your web folder (public_html);
  10. To upload a folder of files, click the “Put” icon in the toolbar;
  11. Navigate to your "eportfolio" folder and click the “Put” button to upload your files.
Fetch Directory

TIP: Click here for additional help with Fetch.

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Using Filezilla with a Windows Computer

After you have created your ePortfolio, you can use Filezilla with your Windows Computer to upload your files to your webspace at SFSU by following these steps:

  1. Launch the Filezilla application from your applications folder or desktop;
  2. By default Filezilla’s application window is very confusing. Use the "View" menu to control Filezilla's windows and toolbars. Be sure that the "Quick Connect Bar" option is checked in the "View" menu;
    3. Fetch Directory
  3. Use the "Quick Connect Bar", a toolbar that starts with the "Address" field;
  4. Enter Address: apollo.sfsu.edu or orion.sfsu.edu;
  5. Enter User: type your email user name (everything before the @sfsu.edu);
  6. Enter Password: type your email user password for SFSU;
  7. Click the Quickconnect button and you should be connected to your account.

    8. Click the toolbar buttons to control how Filezilla looks:

    Filezilla Connection window
  8. Use the left list view to navigate your local computer files to find your "eportfolio" folder;
  9. Use the right list view to navigate your SFSU web space. Be sure that you navigate to your "public_html" folder. This folder holds all your web pages;
  10. Drag your "eportfolio" folder from your local computer files listing to the "public_html" folder located in the list view of your SFSU web space.

TIP: Here is a link for additional help with Filezilla.

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Quick Guide

Click here for a printable pdf of the following information.

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