How to FTP Files on Your Mac FTP (File Transfer Protocol) sites are usually set up by companies or individuals to make it easy to exchange sizable files, such as videos or picture files, over the Internet. Your Mac has a built-in FTP server for giving other people access to your machine. You can also access someone else’s FTP site from your Mac. To grant others access to your Mac, choose Apple→System Preferences and click Sharing. Select the File Sharing box and click Options. Click Share Files and Folders Using FTP. People on other computers can now share and copy files to and from your machine.
You might also have to open ports in your router’s software to allow access. Consider the security ramifications before allowing just anyone access to your machine. Right under the box you just selected is the warning, “FTP logins and data transfers are not encrypted.” To access someone else’s FTP site, from the Finder Menu, choose Go→Connect to Server.
Enter the server address in the box provided and click Connect. Depending on the server you’re attempting to connect to, you’ll likely have to enter a name and a password. You may be able to drag and drop files from your machine onto that FTP server. But often you need help from outside software, such as the $25 shareware program, which allows you to dump files onto an FTP server.
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Other FTP choices include.
This tutorial will take you every step of the way though FTP’ing (or SFTP’ing) from your Mac to an FTP server. Start by downloading – a free FTP App for macOS. Open the.dmg file once the download has completed, and drag CyberDuck to your Applications folder to install it. Once it’s installed, launch it from your Applications. Click the Open Connection button.
First select the type of connection you want to make. Click the ‘up and down arrows’ button (see screenshot below) to select one. FTP is the default, but FTP-SSL and SFTP are both becoming more popular and common. Refer to the documentation that came with your FTP info to make sure you select the right one. Enter the Server name in the space provided. The server name is usually provided to you by whomever created your FTP account.
Enter your Username and Password in the spaces provided. NOTE: if you’re using FTP and not FTP-SSL or SFTP, there may not be a password field on this page.
Don’t worry, wait till the next step:). If you weren’t prompted for a password on the previous screen, you will be now.
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Enter it in the space provided, and place a check in the box labeled Add to Keychain if you don’t want to enter your password each time you connect to this particular FTP/FTP-SSL/SFTP server. And now you’ll connect to your FTP server. It may contain files and folders related to your web site if that’s the FTP server you’ve connected to. The window may be blank or empty if you’ve never uploaded any files or folders. To create a new folder, select File from the Apple Menu, and then New Folder from the drop-down list. Enter a name for the folder, and click Create.
CyberDuck will now create the folder. Double-click the folder name to ‘enter’ that folder. To upload files, locate them in your Finder, select the ones you want to upload, and then ‘drag and drop’ them to the main CyberDuck window. The main Cyberduck window will refresh and the files and/or folders you just uploaded will be listed. Also, the Transfers panel will indicate that everything was successful. To delete a file or folder, right-click it and select Delete from the pop-up menu.
You can also rename files this way (select Rename) etc. If you want to save the FTP server information (so you don’t have to enter it every time you want to connect to it) – click the Bookmarks item from the Apple Menu and then select New Bookmark. Most of the info will be populated already, just make sure to give it a Nickname so that you can quickly identify it in the Bookmarks list. “Click around” in Cyberduck to find its other features, like.
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