25 September, 2009
FTP in Vista using Network Location in Windows
I often ftp files up to our web server so I can access them while on client machines. Up until now I’ve been using FireFtp a Firefox extension, which works great as an FTP client. However, I’d been getting annoyed by it for 2 reasons:
So I started looking for an alternative client. What if found was even better. You can add a network location in Windows Explorer which is an ftp location and can then drag and drop files completely within Explorer.
To set it up all you need to do is select Computer in the folder view, then right click in the details pane and select “Add Network Location” and follow the wizard.
I imagine it’s present in other versions of Windows, but I’ve only tested it in Vista.