best free FTP software?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by Pixelrage, Oct 10, 2007.

  1. #1
    Can someone please recommend something good? I'm using a 3 year old version of a paid WS_FTP and it's having huge problems with breaking the connection of uploads, and other quirks...
     
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  2. MeetHere

    MeetHere Prominent Member

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    filezilla is the best ;) Smartftp is another option.
     
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  3. mubin

    mubin Notable Member

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    If you are using firefox, just get fireftp, its great because it works with firefox, I have used cuteftp and other ones, but none have been as good as fireftp.
     
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    I like filezilla/
     
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    I've been running coreftp for a while now and have been liking it. I had issues with smartftp and filezilla so I moved to coreftp.
     
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  6. Pixelrage

    Pixelrage Peon

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    thanks for these recommendations!! I'll try them all out.
     
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    used AbsoluteFTP2.0 for long time, no problem
     
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    Dittos to filezilla.
     
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    i think there is no better option available than FireFTP if you use Fire Fox. it a simple, light and superb addon of FF; fulfil all of my needs!
     
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    My vote for : filezilla
     
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    filezilla or fireftp (firefox addon)
     
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    FileZilla has been serving me for years now without problems.
     
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    I've used core FTP, but now using cuteFTP which is much more powerful....
     
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    I like SmartFTP with its Sync Navigation feature where the local and remote browsers syncs when switching directories.
     
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    i like the simplicity and ease of use of filezilla.
     
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    I would recommend against using fireftp as it just adds more bloat to firefox. In the little bit of testing I did to the extension it would slow down firefox dramatically when installed. It might have been fixed, but there was a massive memory leak in the plugin that caused Firefox to eat up nearly all available RAM.
     
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    SmartFTP for me - although it does have compatibility problems sometimes with Vista
     
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    Core FTP Lite. Been using it a long time. Its great.
     
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    i have used filezilla for a long time i would highly recommend it.
     
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    I 've fileZilla but I am going to try fireftp now...
     
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