While HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) allows for file transfers, it is not as robust as FTP transfers.

For example, you might see ftp. example. com:21. This means that the address is ftp. example. com and the port used is 21. You will need both of these when connecting to the FTP server. If the FTP requires a username, it may be written as username@ftp. example. com:21 where “username” is the required name. If no username is specified, then you will usually need to enter “anonymous” as the username when you connect. Note that you are not actually anonymous when you connect to a public FTP; the host can see your IP address.

A visual client is essentially just a program which allows you to enter the necessary FTP address and port; the program does all of the hard work from there. To connect to an FTP through a web browser, simply enter the FTP address into the address bar just like any other website. You may be asked for login credentials, and then you can browse the directories. Using a browser is usually much slower and less reliable than using a designated client. If you’re interested in how to connect to an FTP using the command line, see the final section of this guide.

Click Download FileZilla Client Click Download FileZilla Client on the subsequent page. Click the green Download button below the “FileZilla” heading. FileZilla is the example for this article, but you can use virtually any FTP client in the same way.

Windows — Double-click the downloaded FileZilla setup file, click Yes when prompted, click I agree, click Next four times, uncheck the box on the Driver Update page, click Next, uncheck the box on the WinZIP page, and click Next. Mac — Double-click the downloaded FileZilla DMG file, click and drag the FileZilla app icon onto the “Applications” folder icon, and follow any on-screen instructions until FileZilla begins installing.

Host — This is where the FTP address goes. Username — You’ll enter the login username here (if there is no username, enter anonymous). Password — The password to log into the FTP server goes here (leave blank if there isn’t a password). Port — The FTP server’s port number goes here.

Each time you change folders, a small command is sent to the server. This means there will be a slight delay when moving between folders. You can enter in an exact location in the bar at the top of the right side. If you don’t have permission for certain directories, you will receive an error when you try to access them.

You can type in an exact location in the bar at the top of the right side.

You can see the size of the file in bytes in the “Filesize” column. You can select multiple files to download in the same session by holding Ctrl and clicking on each one you want. Files will be transferred one at a time. You can add files to your download queue by right-clicking on them and selecting “Add files to queue”

Most public FTPs will not allow anonymous users to upload files. Uploads will typically take longer than downloads of the same size.

To open the Windows Command Prompt, press ⊞ Win+R, type in cmd, and press ↵ Enter. To open Terminal in macOS, click Spotlight {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/e/ea/Macspotlight. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/e/ea/Macspotlight. png/30px-Macspotlight. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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Binary mode is best suited for downloading media files or whole folders.

For example, type get example. jpg to download the “example. jpg” from the current location on the FTP.

For example, type put c:\documents\homemovies\example2. avi to copy the “example2. avi” movie file from its home location to the FTP server.