FTP Client for Winblows™

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  1. iGary, May 31, 2006

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    My nephew is in Italy, and I offered him space on my server to store his photos, as he did not bring his laptop with him...what's a free, easy Window FTP client - or can someone give me instructions on how to do it in Windows (so a 19-year old can understand it).
     
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  2. wako, May 31, 2006

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    in internet explorer...


    ftp:<server>


    it will then ask for username and password...


    OR


    ftp://<username>:<password>@<server>



    however some FTP server do not allow IE, and must be enabled before it can be used.
     
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  3. iGary, May 31, 2006

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    Thanks - I gave him a link to a free FTP Client, and if that fails, I'll use this.

    I appreciate it - thanks much.
     
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  4. mkrishnan, May 31, 2006

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    WS_FTP was the dominant name for a long time...all the way back to when its name was actually relevant! :eek: :D

    Link
     
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  5. jaydub, May 31, 2006

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    It's old and hasn't been updated in years, but I still use LeechFTP as my FTP client. It's simple, small, and does everything I need.
     
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  6. Mojo67821, May 31, 2006

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    I use smartftp. It's free and really easy to use. A quick google search will turn itu p.
     
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  7. rob5, May 31, 2006

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    FileZilla is free and one of the best one's I've used. Beats some of the ones you have to pay for IMO.

    http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
     
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  8. iCaffeine, May 31, 2006

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    FileZilla all the way, by far the best "free" FTP browser out there...
     
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  9. Steve1496, May 31, 2006

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    I second this.
     
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  10. pilotError, May 31, 2006

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    Filezilla

    I agree. Its very fast and also has good support for sftp. I've used a couple including ws_ftp and Filezilla is very nice. Good drag and drop and has multiple threading available as well as re-start capability and auto re-connect features.

    Can't ask for anything more...

    Mike...
     
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  11. Josh, May 31, 2006

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    I third this.

    Free, never had any problems, and it works great.

    My true love is Transmit, but..*sniff*..can't ask for too much on Windows.
     
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  12. mduser63, May 31, 2006

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    FileZilla has an ugly, cluttered interface, but it's still my first choice on Windows. Windows also has an ugly, cluttered interface, so it fits right in.
     
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  13. iGary, May 31, 2006

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    All good stuff, folks - thanks.

    I gave him all the info, but nothing back yet. He's a bit technologically challenged. but hopefully he can get it set up.
     
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  14. Rickay726, May 31, 2006

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    ahaha i dont no how but i think WINDBLOWS is an awsome next name instead of vista.
     
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