Does anyone have any suggestions?
I've heard about Transmit, but I'm not going to pay for an FTP client...
I've heard about Transmit, but I'm not going to pay for an FTP client...
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Because you have to deal with a new app and an addon if you are not a ff user to begin with
YummyFTP for me.
If you're coming from the Windows side, allow me to offer you this heads up:
As you may have noticed by now, moving/copying a new version of a folder over an old version of a folder works differently. It replaces the entire folder.
Let's say the new folder contains:
myDoc5.doc
And the old folder contains:
myDoc1.doc
myDoc2.doc
myDoc3.doc
myDoc4.doc
In Windows, if you replace old folder with new folder, and say "yes" to the "replace" question, you'll end up with a folder containing all 5 documents.
On a Mac, if you do the same thing, you'll end up with a folder that only contains myDoc5.doc.
Where am I going with this? Well, it's just important to know that many Mac FTP clients work the same way. I used Transmit to update a forum that I run. Because the new download of the forum software didn't contain my custom theme images/files, they were delete when I replaced the "themes" directory and "images" directory.
YummyFTP, by default, behaves the Windows way, which I prefer. I *think* Transmit, and probably others, can be configured this way, but may not be set up this way by default.
One way isn't necessarily "better" than the other, but it's probably a good idea to know how your FTP client behaves before you do any heavy FTP'ing.
If you're coming from the Windows side, allow me to offer you this heads up:
As you may have noticed by now, moving/copying a new version of a folder over an old version of a folder works differently. It replaces the entire folder.
Let's say the new folder contains:
myDoc5.doc
And the old folder contains:
myDoc1.doc
myDoc2.doc
myDoc3.doc
myDoc4.doc
In Windows, if you replace old folder with new folder, and say "yes" to the "replace" question, you'll end up with a folder containing all 5 documents.
On a Mac, if you do the same thing, you'll end up with a folder that only contains myDoc5.doc.
Where am I going with this? Well, it's just important to know that many Mac FTP clients work the same way. I used Transmit to update a forum that I run. Because the new download of the forum software didn't contain my custom theme images/files, they were delete when I replaced the "themes" directory and "images" directory.
YummyFTP, by default, behaves the Windows way, which I prefer. I *think* Transmit, and probably others, can be configured this way, but may not be set up this way by default.
One way isn't necessarily "better" than the other, but it's probably a good idea to know how your FTP client behaves before you do any heavy FTP'ing.
yes, apparent only about 30% of OSX users registered and voted in one of the 5 polls at MR found the light
0~70% are still default goersSafari was ok when I used it, but ATM, it is unusable (due to proxy "issues" with Leopard) and so I am so grateful for FF which has me browsing otherwise I would be seriously pissed off with my MB, (which would be a nice white brick on the desk) and Apple!
yes, apparent only about 30% of OSX users registered and voted in one of the 5 polls at MR found the light
yet the noise generated by that 30% is ~90%. It seems that old "what pc users can do what mac users can't" applies to FF.
I forgot about Fetch, I have a free license from my University but found out after I got yummy so didn't bother switching.
I forgot about Fetch, I have a free license from my University but found out after I got yummy so didn't bother switching.
definitely, firefox didn't grab marketshare from IE by standing there pretty and expecting default goers to "discover" the goodies and "realize" how much better it is.
Its just need to be done in an elegant way, which Im still mastering.....
Me too. If you don't use FTP a whole lot, Cyberduck is a good free option, but I use FTP extensively every single day -- I use it almost as much as my browser, and Transmit is so worth it. Droplets, DockSend, folder-linking, it's just got dozens and dozens of features that wind up saving me tons of time.
I have occasionaly used Transmit, Captain FTP and Forklift. I find Transmit to be the most stable of the three. Captain FTP is a bit buggy and Forklift is ok, nothing special though.
here too. THe freebies are great if you just need to FTP your family photos or something... When you use FTP every day, Transmit works stably and smoothly.
Transmit is hands down the best FTP client out there on any platform in my opinion, even though it's only available for OS X. Cyberduck is good if you're doing really light stuff, but Transmit (as others have said) is a must for anyone who uses FTP extensively.