How to Use an FTP Server

Download FileZilla. Upload and download speeds on the FTP server are faster when you use the client to connect. FileZilla is one of the most commonly available FTP servers. To download the program, go to https://filezilla-project.org using a web browser on your computer, then:

• Click Download FileZilla Client (Download FileZilla Client)
• Click Download FileZilla Client on the next page.
• Click the green Download button below the “FileZilla” heading.
• FileZilla is an example, you can use any other FTP server in the same way.

Install FileZilla. This process will vary depending on your computer’s operating system:

• With Windows — Double-click the FileZilla setup file, click Yes when the option appears, select I agree , click Next four times, uncheck the box on the Driver Update page. update driver), click Next , uncheck the box on the WinZIP page, and then click Next .
• For Mac — Double-click the FileZilla DMG file you just downloaded, drag the FileZilla application icon to the “Applications” folder, and then follow the on-screen instructions until FileZilla starts to install .

Open FileZilla. After FileZilla has finished installing, click Finish with the “Start FileZilla now” box checked, or you can double-click the FileZilla application icon on the desktop. desktop (Windows) or in the Applications folder (Mac) to open it.

Enter FTP server information. Fill in the following fields at the top of the FileZilla window:

• Host — The address of the FTP server.
• Username — Username (if no username, type anonymous ).
• Password — Password to login to the FTP server (leave blank if there is no password).
• Port — The port number of the FTP server.

Click Quickconnect . The option is in the upper-right corner of the FileZilla window. FileZilla will initiate a connection to the server.

View content on the FTP server. Once connected, the FTP directory tree will appear on the right side of the window. The top pane shows the tree structure, while the bottom pane shows the contents of each folder. You can now start uploading and downloading data.

• Every time you change directory, a small command is sent to the server. So there will be a short delay every time you switch between folders.
• You can enter the exact folder in the top right bar.
• An error will appear when you access folders that you do not have permission to.

Consider using the built-in FTP software on your computer . Both Windows and Mac computers have built-in options that allow you to upload and download files over FTP. If you already have FileZilla installed on your computer, these options may seem unnecessary, but if you don’t need to connect or launch your own FTP server, here’s a quick way to upload and download files.

Navigate on local directories. On the left side of the window there are two panes for navigating on local folders. You will be able to select the file to upload or the folder to save the download data.

• You can enter the exact folder in the top right bar.

Download files from the FTP server to your computer. Find the file or folder to download on the right side of the window, choose a save location on the left side of the window, then click and drag the file from the bottom right pane to the bottom left pane. The selected file or folder is automatically downloaded.

• The file size will be displayed in bytes in the “Filesize” column.
• You can select multiple files to download in the same session by holding down the Ctrl key and then clicking each desired file. The data will be downloaded at the same time.
• You can add files to the download queue by right clicking on the file and selecting “Add files to queue”.

Upload files to the server. On the left side of the window, navigate to the file or folder you want to upload, then find the server’s destination folder on the right side of the window. If you have permission to upload files to the FTP server, drag the file from the left to the right side of the window to start the process.

• Most public FTP servers will not allow anonymous users to upload files.
• Uploads may take longer than downloads of data of the same size.

Monitor transmission. You can monitor the transmission in the bottom window pane. The list of files being transferred along with their queue, size, priority status, and percentage complete are all displayed here. You can also use the Failed transfers and Successful transfers tabs at the bottom of the window to view completed or unsuccessful transfers.

Create your own server. You can use Windows to create your own FTP server that allows users to connect and upload files (or download data).

Open command line or terminal. Windows, Mac OS X and most Linux distros have built-in FTP clients based on commands available in Command Prompt or Terminal:

• To open Windows Command Prompt, use the key combination ⊞ Win + R , type cmd and then press ↵ Enter .
• To open Terminal on macOS, click Spotlight
  

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  , type terminal then double click Terminal .

• To open Terminal on most Linux distros, press Ctrl + Alt + T .

Connect to the FTP server. Regardless of the operating system, the commands apply equally to all command-line-based FTP clients. To connect to the server, enter ftp ftp.example.com . Once the connection is created, you will need to enter a username. If you are connecting to a public FTP server, type anonymous and press Enter when the system asks for a password. If you have specified a username and password, you need to enter that account information. ^[2]

View files on the FTP server. You can type the command dir /p and then press ↵ Enter to see a list of directories and files on the server.

Go to the desired folder. Type the command cd directory (where “directory” is the directory or path to the directory you want to open) and press ↵ Enter .

Switch to binary mode. By default, the FTP server will connect in ASCII mode designed for text file transfers. To switch to binary mode, you type binary and press ↵ Enter .

• Binary mode is the best choice for downloading multimedia files or entire folders.

Download file. Use the get command to download files on the remote server to your local computer. You need to add the filename you want to download after the “get” command.

• For example, if you want to download the file “example.jpg” from the current directory on the FTP server, enter get example.jpg .

Upload file. The put command is used to upload files from the local computer to the remote FTP server. You need to add the path of the file you want to download after the “put” command.

• For example, if you wanted to copy the movie “example2.avi” in your computer to an FTP server, you would enter the command put c:documentshomemoviesexample2.avi .