{"id":1719,"date":"2015-12-23T16:27:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T16:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentclearinghouse.info\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1719"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:14:59","slug":"using-folders","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/dataexchange\/knowledge-base\/using-folders\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Folders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When your secure FTP account is established, a folder structure is created based on your username.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this example for user 00123400, the folders are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-open-sans-font-family\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Home (Parent) Folder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/dataexchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/09-Using-Folders-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3109\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All user folders are located under the home (parent) folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can only see and access your user folder. For example, user 00123400 can access only the folder Home\/00123400.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-open-sans-font-family\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Home\/00123400<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click the home folder icon to go to your account home folder (Home\/00123400).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/dataexchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/09-Using-Folders-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3110\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/dataexchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/09-Using-Folders-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3111\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is the home folder for user 00123400<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can only upload files to your account home folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can delete files from your account home folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can replace a current file by uploading one with the same file name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Clearinghouse automatically downloads files from your account home folder for processing at regular intervals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once downloaded, files are deleted from your account home folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An email is sent to the address(es) listed on the account when a file is downloaded by the Clearinghouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-open-sans-font-family\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Home\/00123400\/receive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/dataexchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/09-Using-Folders-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3112\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is the receive folder where the Clearinghouse places data sent back to you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u00a0cannot\u00a0upload files to your account receive folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can delete files from this folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Files that are older than 30 days are automatically deleted from the receive folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An email is sent to the address(es) listed on the account when the Clearinghouse places a file in your account receive folder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-open-sans-font-family\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Home\/00123400\/receive-archive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/dataexchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/09-Using-Folders-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3113\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is the archive folder that stores a copy of each file placed in your account receive folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You cannot delete files from the receive-archive folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Files that are older than 45 days are automatically deleted from this folder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to use folders in Secure FTP to organize and manage your 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