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On Windows, you don't always need a 3rd party FTP program. Windows Explorer (not IE) already does FTP. Just open any folder and type ftp://example.com into the
by Asbostos 11y ago
On Windows, you don't always need a 3rd party FTP program. Windows Explorer (not IE) already does FTP. Just open any folder and type ftp://example.com into the path bar.
- pmlnr 11y agoOr you type 'ftp' in the command line.
- abcd_f 11y agoIt doesn't come standard, not on all Windows flavours. It's a part of "Core networking utilities" package that used to have some really odd dependencies.
- UnoriginalGuy 11y agoYou're mis-remembering or something... There's no such thing as a "Core Networking Utilities" package on Windows (never has been) and ftp has been a command line tool since at least Windows 95. I don't particularly like the built in FTP command line utility (even with scripts). But it has existed a very long time indeed.
- abcd_f 11y agoDamn, I think you are right. Just checked on W7 and it must've been telnet and/or tftp that I was thinking about. ftp does seem to come standard.
- kuschku 11y agoEh, yes, it is. On the Windows 7 Home Basic and Home Premium edition, it’s not pre-installed, and you have to go to System Settings -> Programs and Features -> Install or Remove Features to install it.
- Someone1234 11y agoI have Windows 7 Home Premium on my Mac via Parallels, and just I just typed in "ftp" into cmd and it came straight up. The only packages I have installed are "Media Features" ".Net Framework 3.5.1" "Print and Document Services" "Windows Gadget Platform" "Windows Search" and XPS Services/Viewer. All of which are default features. Which package are you even suggesting contains the ftp.exe client? Because I don't even see one. Also why would anyone go to the trouble of putting a 47 Kb binary inside of a feature package? It makes absolutely no sense at all.
- kuschku 11y agoThey used to put all that stuff – ftp, network utilities, etc in one package. Granted, I haven’t used Windows in 4 years, but I remember fighting with getting ftp on Windows without admin.
- Someone1234 11y agoAre you sure you aren't mis-remembering and were installing the Unix Services for Windows, to utilise Linux-like command line utilities? As the person said above, ftp.exe has been in Windows since the MS Dos days, and is a core utility. I've never seen it not been available on any version in any situation. Now an FTP server definitely needs to be installed. Always has. But we're talking about the ftp.exe client.
- jlgaddis 11y agoftp.exe should be there, but telnet.exe is no longer installed by default. One must go to "Add/Remove Features" (or similar) and enable it first. Maybe that's what he's confusing it with.
- pix64 11y agoWindows no longer installs telnet.exe by default anymore
- 83457 11y agohad no idea that existed
- unixhero 11y agoThat is not a reliable work tool It does not support passive mode No queue No SFTP No FXP
- teddyh 11y agoNobody supports FXP anymore on the server side - it is a security issue.
- yitchelle 11y agoI guess so does Firefox and Chrome. They have a FTP client if all you want is to download.
- gtk40 11y agoExplorer allows write access though (uploading, &c).