What FTP program should I use?
Hi
I have a problem on my server; I have used up all of the available space disk space, all 1.2 gig worth. Now the problem is I haven't got a clue where it has gone. I'm running quite a few sites and tool on the server but none of them are that big and 1.2 gig should be more than enough.
What I need to do is figure out what is using up all the disk space. Now if I was doing this on my PC I would do a search and order it by file size so I figure out quickly what the problem was. Is their anyway I can do that through a FTP programme? Presently I use WiseFTP but that’s only because I got it for free with a magazine. What does every body else use, is their anything better I could get my hands on, I don't even mind paying.
The Webmistress posted this at 12:59 — 13th February 2006.
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I use CuteFTP which allows you to list server side by type, size, etc
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demonhale posted this at 13:50 — 13th February 2006.
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Filezilla is great...
Mollytt posted this at 14:30 — 13th February 2006.
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Does cuteFTP list the details for the whole server or just one directory at a time?
Busy posted this at 20:16 — 13th February 2006.
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Most ftp programs only do a directory at a time, if you have Cpanel, or even Ensim (I think) and probably others there is 'fileman' which can do your whole site.
Have you cleared your email, your web logs (some hosts remove these, others just keep adding them), same with backups ...
dk01 posted this at 04:32 — 14th February 2006.
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I would recommend looking into WebDrive. Its a great program that adds drives to your computer and can be mapped to ftp servers and sftp servers. You can map as many ftp's to you want and its got tons of options. I cannot recommend this program highly enough.
john238 posted this at 06:00 — 15th February 2006.
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I use CoreFTP Lite. It is a free file transfer software. You can order the files by size, but I don't think you can search for the files using a search form.
jamestcs posted this at 03:41 — 22nd February 2006.
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I recommend WSFTP , quite user friendly
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yetanotherfcw posted this at 11:23 — 16th March 2006.
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I want to recommend this one:
CoffeeCup Free FTP 3.0
http://www.coffeecup.com/
It's a pretty solid program.
timjpriebe posted this at 15:54 — 16th March 2006.
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I switched from WSFTP to SmartFTP. I believe the reason at the time was that SmartFTP did recursive directory/file deleting on Linux/Unix servers, and WSFTP did not. Not sure if WSFTP still doesn't, or if they do now.
Tim
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DC_Sara posted this at 12:29 — 17th March 2006.
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I use Smart FTP.
Megan posted this at 16:35 — 19th March 2006.
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I've also switched from WS-FTP to Smart FTP. The main reason was because Smart FTP lets me change my timeout settings. WS-FTP kept booting me out after 30 secons or so inactive, so I kept having to re-connect all the time. Annoying.
Megan
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kushty posted this at 11:36 — 20th March 2006.
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I also use coffecup free ftp. It's straight forward and does the job.
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