Your favorite FTP program?

Teresa

Teresa

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Hey ladies-

For those of you using FTP programs...which one do you use? :)

I've used SmartFTP for the past few years on my personal site (for my blog and other stuff), but it's not free anymore...so I'm trying to avoid the extra $30 hit right now if possible. If it's really the best, I'll go for it, but wanted to ask your opinion first!

Thanks in advance for your input!
Teresa
 
So in using Windows....does that just mean you upload via your server provider's website (like mine is labeled "FileManager" through PowWeb)? :) Sorry if that's a ridiculous question!
 
I use Firefox FTP and it works great! I used to do Filezilla and hated the constant updates, then went to windows, but prefer Firefox above them all - and it's a free add-on!
 
No, it's really all done through Windows Explorer. Just drag and drop... No websites, nothing to download/install... I think I wrote up instructions one time. let me see if I can find them. La may have instructions, too, as she's the one who told me about it.
 
So since Shawna was suuuuuuuper awesome (and proved to be an excellent lil miss troubleshooter) I can finally upload without the use of an ftp program. Smart FTP finally dieeeeed on me the other day and I was in a mini panic since I had never figured out how to upload through windows using 'the shawna method' LOL.

No need to buy a program girlies!

Start: Open any folder on your desktop

Now if you use Vista this may already be there, but for those still in XP land it is not.. so Go to view->toolbars->address bar... and also uncheck lock the toolbars while you're in there.

Now you should have a lil address box. Grab the side of it (LOL) and drag it across so that you have the input area.

type in your ftp info

say you want to upload to your server


type ftp.teresaiskindacool.com

a window will pop up.. enter your username and your password


if you have individual usernames instead of just the master it's a lil different & would be like

[email protected]


and presto you are in your folder. Go back to your desktop or whatever and just drag and drop your files directly into this window. you'll know it's working because there will be a lil dialogue saying copying files 10 minutes remaining or whatever.


Hooray for not needing to spend mula :):thumbup:


(and huge special thanks to miss shawna :) )
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I edited it a lil lol
 
Got it- thank you!!! So easy and saves me lots of $$. :) I knew you gals were the ones to ask!
 
hmmm I use to use smartftp (really liked it darn thing not free anymore) then switched to filezilla. Don't really like it but it works for my little stuff I have to do :)

I'll have to try the ftp through windows.. maybe I'll like it better :) Thanks for the great info!
 
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