A good ftp

[80sDude]

What a good ftp program to use in today’s scene. I used to use cute ftp but is there anything better or is cute still the way to go?

 

[duderuud]

Sorry, but don't use ftp. Use sftp/ftps or ssh to upload/download files.

A good client for that is WinSCP.

 

[80sDude]

Oh ok. Thanks for the info.

 

[djbaxter]

I have been using (and liking) FileZilla for years and it offers both FTP and SFTP connections.

I have always found WinSCP to be a quirky pain in the ass.

 

[Paul B]

Filezilla was terrible for getting stuck on retrying the same file, which stopped the transfer.

WinSCP for hundreds of installations without a single error.

Bonus points for not having to install Firefox.

 

[BassMan]

I use ForkLift for Mac. No issues.

 

[djbaxter]

Filezilla was terrible for getting stuck on retrying the same file, which stopped the transfer.

WinSCP for hundreds of installations without a single error.

Bonus points for not having to install Firefox.

I've been using FileZilla for over 10 years. I never had that problem.

As for Firefox, what does that have to do with FileZilla or WinSCP?

 

[rdn]

Filezilla since 2011 I think, without any issue.

 

[whynot]

FileZilla Pro for a long while.

 

[jeb35]

I've had no issues with FileZilla as well.

 

[andybond]

Anothjer filezilla-ist here without incident for what feels like eternity.

 

[AndyB]

If you're using to install add-ons only, don't use any FTP program, use the Install/upgrade from archive function instead.

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[Rusty Snippets]

FileZilla for the win! sftp of course.

 

[Oblivion Knight]

I've been using Filezilla, but have never particularly gelled with it - I used to use FTP Voyager back in the day!

I'd never heard of WinSCP so I'm going to give that a go, and it's automatically imported sites from Filezilla which is a nice touch.

 

[Dragonfruit]

Unless they changed it in an update for FileZilla, I prefer WinSCP because it can remember your session & the last folders you were in. So you don't have to drill down to it from the root folder every time.

 

[M@rc]

Unless they changed it in an update for FileZilla, I prefer WinSCP because it can remember your session & the last folders you were in. So you don't have to drill down to it from the root folder every time.

In FileZilla, the reconnect icon in the top menu lets you reconnect to the last session and path you last used.

 

[Dragonfruit]

In FileZilla, the reconnect icon in the top menu lets you reconnect to the last session and path you last used.

Oh right, so what I found superior on WinSCP is I have over 10 different connections saved. When I open it, it shows me that list, whatever connection I open, it remembers the folder/path I was last in. Not specifically the last session I used, it remembers every folder/path per connection. I don't think this was possible in FileZilla, so I preferred WinSCP because it was more intuitive to my use.

 

[rdn]

You can do that on Filezilla also with Bookmark and Site manager.

 

[RaptureForums]

I used to use WS_FTP for years before I started having problems with it. I'm using WinSCP without any problems for years now.

 

[djbaxter]

I used to use WS_FTP for years before I started having problems with it. I'm using WinSCP without any problems for years now.

I switched from WS_FTP to Filezilla years ago.