FileZilla

FileZilla (Figure 1) is a simple and fast FTP client for Windows. Distributed as Open Source software, it can be downloaded from sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla.

Figure 1. FileZilla's main window.

To connect to a remote server

1.	Start FileZilla.
2.	If the Quick Connect bar is not visible choose View > Quick Connect Bar.
3.	In the Quick Connect bar, enter your FTP login information (Figure 2): Address is the FTP server address. User is your user name or ID. Password is your password. Port, which is optional, is for entering a non-standard port. In most cases, you can leave this blank; FileZilla will fill it in automatically. Figure 2. Enter your access information in the Quick Connect bar.
4.	Click the Quickconnect button. FileZilla connects to the server and displays a list of files and folders in the Remote Site pane (Figure 3). Figure 3. Once connected, the contents of the remote server's directory appear in the Remote Site pane.

Tips

• If necessary, you can drag the divider bars between window panes to change your view of each pane's contents.

• Use the down arrow beside the Quickconnect button to choose previously accessed servers. FileZilla remembers the details from previous connections.

To navigate

Use the following techniques in the Local Site and/or Remote Site panes of the FileZilla window (Figure 3):

• To open a folder, double-click it.
  
  
• To back up to a previous folder in the Remote Site pane, double-click the folder with two dots beside it.
  
  
• To go to a specific folder, enter the path to the folder in the edit box at the top of the pane.
  
  

To change permissions

1.	Display the contents of the folder in which the file or folder resides.
2.	Right-click the file or folder for which you want to change permissions.
3.	Choose File attributes from the contextual menu that appears (Figure 4). Figure 4. Right-clicking an icon displays a contextual menu.
4.	In the Change File Attributes dialog (Figure 5), use the check boxes or Numeric value field to set permissions. Figure 5. Use this dialog to set permissions with FileZilla.
5.	Click OK. The permissions are updated.

Tip

• We tell you more about permissions in Chapter 6.

To rename a file or folder

1.	Display the contents of the folder in which the file or folder resides.
2.	Right-click the file or folder for which you want to change the name.
3.	Choose Rename from the contextual menu that appears (Figure 4). The file name is selected (Figure 6). Figure 6. The Rename command puts an edit box around an item's name.
4.	Enter a new name and press . The name is changed.

To delete a file or folder

1.	Display the contents of the folder in which the file or folder resides.
2.	Right-click the file or folder you want to delete and choose Delete from the contextual menu (Figure 4). A confirmation dialog appears (Figure 7). Figure 7. Click Yes in this dialog to delete the file.
3.	Click Yes to delete the item.

To transfer files or folders

1.	In the Local Site and Remote Site panes, navigate to the folders in which you want to put or get files or folders.
2.	To download files or folders, drag their icons from the Remote Site pane to the Local Site pane. or To upload files or folders, drag their icons from the Local Site pane to the Remote Site pane (Figure 8). Figure 8. Drag a file from one pane to the other.
3.	Wait while the transfer is conducted. When it's finished, the Status area near the top of the FileZilla window should display a Transfer complete message (Figure 9). Figure 9. You'll see a Transfer complete message and the file you copied will appear in the destination pane.

Tips

• Dragging items on top of a folder in a window copies the files into that folder.

• If the file already exists in the destination location, a dialog like the one in Figure 10 appears. Select the appropriate action option on the right side of the dialog and click OK to complete the transfer.

Figure 10. Use this dialog to tell FileZilla what to do if a file already exists.