Delete Before Upload?

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Hi everyone, since I have used Direct FTP I have always deleted all of the files from my server before uploading new or updated files. Do I need to do this? as I'm not sure if it is just a habit I got into when I was having problems with uploading. Or can I just upload without deleting first and Direct FTP will automatically replace existing files with the new ones without interrupting the web sites running?
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No need to delete all the files off the server.;) When you select the files you want to upload Direct ftp will overwrite those on the server.:)
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