FTP Client

[SirMoby]

After having Cute FTP screw up another 600Mb upload I'm looking for a new FTP client.

What do you use and why?

I've tried the latest version of WS_FTP and I still hate the interface. Then I tried Bullet Proof FTP and it runs 1/2 the speed that all other clients do and support has never reponded.

Any recommendations? All I really want is:

- Decent interface like using F2 to rename and things like that
- Sit in the system tray when closed I don't need it sitting on my desktop all day
- Fast reliable uploads and downloads (Uploads are most important though)
- Restart an upload if it fails.
- A file edit feature is really nice but not needed

Any ideas?

[docholly]

I use FTP Surfer (http://www.whispertech.com/surfer/) ...it's just like windows explorer.

[NotThatKevin]

SirMoby as you know I ftp gigs at a time to my content server and the ftp software I use is SecureFX

[Jim]

Is there another FTP client besides WSFTP? Now with SSH capabilities.

[Cleo]

I use Interarchy (http://www.interarchy.com/) and it works really well, but is only available for a Mac.

[Surfn]

I'm on day 1,659 of my 30 trial with cute FTP absolutely no problems (other than my screw ups) since I started with it. I tried a couple others but they aren't as easy or quick for me.

[DangerDave]

Surfn! |violin| .. Pay ya money... IMO you should always try and support good software... especially if they gave it to ya for free in the first place :)


DD
CuteFTP user since 96..:D

[Surfn]

Originally posted by DangerDave
Surfn! |violin| .. Pay ya money... IMO you should always try and support good software... especially if they gave it to ya for free in the first place :)


DD
CuteFTP user since 96..:D I like free :D If purchasing it would afford me greater options I would, however, I'm very satisfied with the crippleware version. :)

[DaveM]

I tried Leech FTP for a little while. It was super fast, but found it uploading broken images for me for some reason so I went back to WS-FTP Pro. I really do think its the best out there. I think the interface is very useful and intuitive. Plus its rock solid in my experience.

[matt]

Originally posted by DaveM
I tried Leech FTP for a little while. It was super fast, but found it uploading broken images for me for some reason
I've used leech for years and it's great! If a file fails to upload after a set amount of tries, it gets moved to the failures section so the rest of your uploads can continue.

[amber438]

FTP Voyager (http://www.ftpvoyager.com/)

The grand daddy of them all

[Ramster]

Originally posted by Surfn
I'm on day 1,659 of my 30 trial with cute FTP absolutely no problems (other than my screw ups) since I started with it. I tried a couple others but they aren't as easy or quick for me.

LOL
That happened to me when I first downloaded it on my other machine. Was like that forever but when I got this new box last year the trial didn't stay and I had to pay the huge fee of $39.95. |pirate

[Extreme John]

I swear by Cute FTP Pro, Ive tried all the others and hated them all, ok maybe not all of them but most of them. Ill stick to Cute, oh and DD I agree we have the Multi-User License. |shake|

[SirMoby]

Originally posted by Cleo
I use Interarchy (http://www.interarchy.com/) and it works really well, but is only available for a Mac.
You know we love you Cleo but I have to ask. How much stock do you own in Apple?

[Cleo]

Originally posted by SirMoby
You know we love you Cleo but I have to ask. How much stock do you own in Apple?

Not that much these days. I did own a bunch back in the nineties, but sold it right after it shot way up and then split. Once in awhile I do something right in the market, but for the most part suck at trading stock. I do make a very nice living supporting Macs for the design studios down here.

Apple leads traffic to computer web sites, Nielsen/NetRatings reports
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailynews.asp?id=10739


What does this have to do with FTP clients, not a fucking thing…

[dareutwo]

Cute FTP and Pro -
bought, paid for, and still useless, though the only viable alternative right now.
Write one from scratch??? (probably next project)

[DistantD]

I use both LeechFTP (no longer made I believe), and FlashFXP. Both are decent, but what I like about LeechFTP is that it allows you to drag-n-drop and then move around the ftp site using another thread!

DistantD
www.distantdoor.com

[venturi]

Originally posted by amber438
FTP Voyager (http://www.ftpvoyager.com/)

The grand daddy of them all
AMEN Sistah! Best FTP Client available! |shake|

[wizzard]

Leap ftp for this boy!
Just got leech again :)

[urb]

The only problems I've had with CuteFTP are related to firewalls.

Been using CuteFTP since version 1.6 :)

[Thiago Dickman]

Hello there everyone!

I've been using a small & powerful FTP client called FlashFXP. It works perfectly fine for me, has a smart and customizable interface, supports SSH and of course download/upload resuming (although some servers may not support upload resuming). It also has a good support for server-to-server transfers (FXP) which can save you a lot of time when backing up things in another server.

I would sure recommend this one to anyone that uses FTP a lot. It's not free, but it's sure worth its price! ;)

Best Regards,

Thiago Dickman |thumb

[Jim]

Speaking of ftp clients...I had one once that would transfer from server to server without downloading first thus...making that sort of a transfer blazing fast. Of course it did all the rest of the things FTP clients do but I can't remember the name.

It was really cool back in the day before a new host would move everything for you. I am sure many of you are still using hosts that won't move things for you so see if you can find it. Nothing quite like moving an entire site in seconds :)

[Thiago Dickman]

Hey Jim :) That's exactly what I was saying about FXP (or server-to-server) transfers. Some FTP clients - including the one I recommended, FlashFXP - support this kind of transfer. It's really cool to see those gigs literally flying from one server to another at incredible speeds without taking a byte out of your own bandwidth! :)

Kind Regards,

Thiago Dickman |thumb

[wizzard]

damn
forgot how good leech ftp really is!
Big thanks to this thread otherwise I wouldn't be using it again
:D
fxp is the shit for sure!!

[Keyser Soze]

I agree on FlashFXP I used Cuteftp for a long time untill someone opened my eyes for FlashFXP best ftp program I ever tried :)

[STEVEN]

I like FileZilla (http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla)

It does everything I need, plus it also has the option of running in secure ftp mode.

[Steamy]

Originally posted by Jim
Speaking of ftp clients...I had one once that would transfer from server to server without downloading first thus...making that sort of a transfer blazing fast. Of course it did all the rest of the things FTP clients do but I can't remember the name.


Secure FX has option Server to Server transfer.

[SirMoby]

People seem to have very strong opinions about their favorite FTP clients. Thanks for all the feedback.

If you have telnet access to both servers then doing tar is even faster then ftp for server to server transfers but then we're talkingthe difference between 90 miles and hour and 95.

[Cleo]

Somewhere in my notes I have the how to for opening up a shell and doing server to server transfers.

It's something like
[ftp://[user[:password]@]host[:port]/path[/]] | -u [ftp://[user[:password]@]host[:port]/path[/]]

I haven't done it in years so I don't remember the exact syntax. I guess man ftp would be a good place to start, lol.

[DangerDave]

Cleo,

I dont think many hosts would allow that sort of connection these days.. as always.. I am happy to be proved wrong.:)

DD

[STEVEN]

wow - FlashXP looks pretty nice - I think I will give it a shot. Been looking for an FTP client that can handle server-to-server transfers (is this also called 'shotgun' transfer?)

[turboface]

Originally posted by STEVEN
wow - FlashXP looks pretty nice


Ya, it rocks.

|bananna|

[venturi]

I forgot to mention BeyondCompare. It's a handy tool to have in your toolbox as well. Great for syncing things up between your local repository and your website or Host to Host syncronizing. And, it's free. :)