You can connect to the remote server directly in Windows Explorer ( Figures G and H).įigure G Open Windows Explorer and type the FTP address in the address bar. Figure F If you connect successfully, you should be able to transfer files to and from the FTP server just as you would with any local drive. Figure E Enter your user name and password and select Log On to connect using Windows Explorer. Figure D Click Allow when the Internet Explorer Security window opens. Alternatively, you can select View | Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer from the menu. Figure C Select Page | Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer to open Windows Explorer. ( See Figures C, D, E, and F.)įigure B Non-public sites require a user name and password. This is convenient for listing the files on the remote FTP server, but if you are using IE 7 or IE 8 you will need to launch Windows Explorer to transfer files. Non-public sites require a user name and password ( Figure B). Note: Tools | Internet Options | Advanced tab | Enable FTP folder view (outside of Internet Explorer) and the Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem compatibility) options under Browsing should be checked by default. Figure A Here is FTP from Internet Explorer 8. This blog post is also available in PDF format in a TechRepublic download. Download a file by right-clicking on the file and selecting Save Target As. You can click on a directory to access sub-directories and files.
If you successfully connect, you should see the root directory. View the readme.txt files at the site for more information. Type a public FTP site address like Microsoft's ( Figure A) in the address bar and press, and you can find knowledge base articles, patches, updated drivers, utilities, and documentation - though the information there is now dated. Each method uses a different component of Windows to initiate the transfer:Įveryone who browses the Internet should be familiar with the addresses that are typed in the browser address bar to access a Web site, for example:
These instructions will also work in Windows Vista. I will briefly discuss each method using Windows 7 in the examples below. It led me to wonder how many other people were unaware of the two-plus ways to transfer files via FTP using only the tools provided in Windows. While writing the " Core FTP LE Product Spotlight" blog post, I discovered a new way to transfer files using FTP.
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