Anyone know an FTP client that can handle masses of files?

I started using filezilla until it refused to show me all my files....

I then started using WinSCP however i have one folder which contains over 90,000 files (small ones) prob is, every time i try to open the folder to access the files the ftp client dies

Any recommendations?

 

personally I use ws_ftp pro from ipswitch.com.

If it will handle that many files I dont know but I find it fast and efficient for all my FTP work.

The have a good support desk so you could contact tem and ask.
You can also get an evaluation download.

I have been using it for several years now and can recommend its use.

 

I using Filezilla and it seems no problem for me..it works great for uploading files

 

I would recommend FileZilla for the kind of thing you are asking for

 

Ive already written that filezilla will not cope. have you read my Original post?

 

Split the folder into smaller amounts of files, for example the current folder has 90k files, so make 10 new folders with 9k files each, then upload 1 folder at a time and it should work without any problems, much easier then running around trying to find a decent FTP application aside from FileZilla.

 

I cant, i cant get into the folder that has all the files to split them in the first place. As soon as i attempt to access the folder (which content is saved to automatically) it crashes

 

you may need to use a command line ftp client to get past this issue. Either the built-in windows client, or the one that comes with cygwin.

 

hmm wish i knew what you meant lol

Will google it......

 

mabe you have SSH access?

or try Total Commander (works slowly, but stable)

 

You can use FlashFTP. It's very good for you.

 

Zip or tar/gzip the file, upload it, then decompress it.

I use WinSCP for the record.

 

On re reading this post I have a new question for you .
Is your sever linux/unix?
if do the maximum number of files you can have in a folder is about 1995, so you will have to split things up.

You could use your windows explorer on your pc to create seperate folders and then move files into them.

 

This is actually incorrect. There is no limit to the number of files you can have in a directory. However, many commands, such as rm, dir, ls, etc. can only handle so many files. It is usually best to set up an appropriate directory tree to store the files though.

 

I refer to it being limited as there is no point in having files in the folder on the server that you cant see when you ftp in.
it makes it impossible to keep track of what you are doing.
I should have been a little clearer.

 

*hmmm all over my head this is*

 

You're correct to a point, but there are times when it's not necessary to traverse a directory with FTP/SSH. For instance, I've create some file-system caching before that generated files on the fly for a dynamic site. The file name is just a key of some sort and the script knows exactly what file to look for.

Sorry to be petty, just speaking from experience.

 

I am using SmartFTP //http://www.smartftp.com/ which is great tool and has not given me any problems even with a huge number of files and has not given me any problems yet.

 

Cheers for the suggestion....

Though that wont even show the files in question if that makes sense