

To enable synchronized browsing, create an entry in the Site Manager, and on the Advanced tab, ensure that the Default local directory and the Default remote directory have the same structure. This means that any directory navigation on one machine is duplicated on the other. If you have an identical directory structure on the local machine and the server, you can enable synchronized browsing. The current local directory and the local directory tree are displayed on the left side of the main window by default. Navigating on your machine works almost like navigating on the server. If you access the directory the question mark will vanish.

Question marks ("?") appear on directories you haven't accessed yet, indicating that the FileZilla Client can't tell if there are subdirectories within those directories. Selecting this directory allows you to go up to the parent directory of the current directory.

You will notice a directory called "." listed in virtually all directories. Double-click a directory in the list of the current directory contents.Click a directory in the directory tree, or.Type a directory name into the edit field and press enter, or.Under the remote directory is a list of the contents of the current remote directory. Below that you will see the remote directory tree. The name of the current remote directory is listed in the edit field on the top. NOTE: If you connect from the outside of your LAN this does not apply, you have to use the external (WAN) IP instead.Īfter a successful connection attempt, a list of files and directories appears on the right side of the main window.
#Filezilla ftp Pc#
If the server is on the same PC as Filezilla, you can even use localhost or 127.0.0.1 as hostname. In most cases the network name (computer name) will do, too. In LAN, you simply use the internal IP address of the server PC. If the server you are connecting to is in your home LAN, then there is not an address (domain name) as you may know from the Internet. The Site Manager allows you to store entries and configure more parameters than the Quick Connect allows. You can use the FileZilla Site Manager to specify specific site parameters and connect to the targeted FTP site. It is usually best to check your login info with Quick Connect before making a permanent entry. Once you connect, you can choose File -> "Copy current connection to Site Manager." to make a permanent entry. Quick Connect is good for testing the login info before making a site manager entry. To store FTP server names you should use the Site Manager, instead. quick connections - so there is no way to edit the quick connections list which stores the last 10 entries. Please notice that the Quick Connect is for. Click on Quickconnect or press Enter to connect to the server.
#Filezilla ftp password#
If a username / password is required, enter it in the corresponding fields, otherwise the default anonymous logon will be used. Enter the port of the server into the port field if it is not the default port (21 for FTP, 22 for SFTP). In case of an SFTP server, start the address with ' sftp://' (e.g. If it is a special server type like an SFTP server, add the protocol in front of the address. To connect to an FTP server, enter the address of the server into the host field of the Quickconnect bar (e.g.
#Filezilla ftp how to#
This guide gives you a short overview on how to use FileZilla client.īy default you don't have to configure FileZilla, so you can start directly working with the program.Ĭonnecting to an FTP server Using the Quick Connect bar 4.1 Re-registering the shell extension (Windows only).3.1 Reducing simultaneous connections for incorrectly configured servers.
