Map FTP Directory as a Drive

Hi, I was hoping someone can help. I want to map an FTP directory, including all sub-directories as a drive in Windows10. When searching all I find is anything related to the following; I may have exhausted all my options and only a paid option is the solution but I decided to give it one more try here.

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Those directions are obviously not for win 10. (there is no computer under the start menu)

There are quite a few ways to mount an ftp server/drive/directory for example

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This does NOT work as requested, instinct or not. The problem is that we want to add it as a network drive, NOT a network location. The 2 things are treated differently in Windows. Browsing a path in certain software that expects a drive letter will NOT find a network location if it is not mounted as a drive.

Please understand the question fully before you make unnecessary smart comments to someone asking for clarification on an answer.

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I’m trying to map an FTP on my local net RELIABLY.

FTP is needed because SMB is so incredibly slow! 1/2 the speed of FTP.

PROBLEM: Windows cannot reliably and consistently stay connected even to the net «location» that is mapped. Error: «Windows cannot access this folder.» But of course, I can connect any time with FileZilla, Directory Opus, etc. Windows is not reliable.

So, we’re still looking for a way to map a DRIVE that reliably stays alive.

DriveMaker looks OK but they put an arbitrary file limit of 4GB.

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Windows ftp to folder

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how to copy a folder via windows ftp command-line from ftp client to ftp server or vice versa?

( i think this is a limitation and windows ftp command can only transfer files and not folders

Answers

You can create the folder with a mkdir, then copy all files using mget. You can get around it using an FTP client that offers this feature, but it’s basically just doing two things in the background — create folder, then copying files.

In addition to surpavan’s link, here is a list of the commands.

List of FTP commands for the Microsoft command-line FTP client
http://www.nsftools.com/tips/MSFTP.htm

Ace Fekay
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How to map or add a Network Location or Map FTP Drive in Windows 10

If you are looking for a way to add a network location or map an FTP drive and access files & folders on an FTP server, in Windows, natively, then this post may help you. You will be able to have one-click easy access to your files on networked locations via the Windows File Explorer.

Map FTP Drive

You can create or map a drive directly to your FTP site from within Windows. To do so, open File Explorer > Computer (This PC). Right-click and select Map Network Drive.

You can also use the Map network drive button:

It offers options to:

• Map network drive
• Disconnect network drive.

In the box which opens, type the FTP address or the path to your Network drive or browse to it using the Browse button. Your folder Properties must be set to Shared in order to map it as a network drive. You will get the setting under Properties > Sharing tab > Advanced Sharing > Check the Share this folder option.

Check the Reconnect at sign-in option to make the mapping permanent. If you plan to use credentials from the networked computer to access the shared folder, check the Connect using different credentials option and click OK. You will be asked to enter the username and password Next.

You will now have to enter the credentials for the user account, using the following format in the username name field so that your system knows which networked computer it is going to connect to – Computer\Username. Browse to your network folder for mapping and click OK.

Once you have done this, you will be able to see it in Explorer.

To map an FTP site, click on the Connect to a website that you can use to store your documents and pictures link to open the Add Network Location wizard.

Here you have to choose a custom network location and specify the location of your website, specify the login credentials that may be required and name the mapped FTP drive.

Add Network Location

Uncheck Log for anonymously and give the username & password. Click on Next. Give a name to the networked location, when asked. Click Next again. Now select Open this network location when I click Finish.

You will be asked to enter your credentials, and once you do so, you will be connected to your network drive or your FTP drive or your website.

This is quite useful if you need to connect your computers together for sharing files, store files online or run a website.

TIP: See this post if you are Unable to map Network drive.

Map a Network Drive using Command Line

To map Network Drives using the command line, in an elevated command prompt, you have to run the following command:

Here x is the drive letter, and the /persistent:yes parameter makes it permanent.

You can read more about the Net use command, which lets you connect a computer to a shared resource on Technet.

Map a Network Drive using PowerShell

To map Network Drives using Powershell, you have to run the following command:

You can read more about New-PSDrive, which helps you create mapped network drives on MSDN.

NOTES:

1. The folders you map should be set to SHARE before you can access them via drive letters
2. If you are trying to access a drive from another computer, it should be ON and running; even if the computer is sleeping, you cannot access that drive
3. You should know the credentials of the folder, computer, or website you are trying to map or connect as a network drive
4. Download FTP Drive tool from KillProg.com. It makes several things including adding a drive letter easier
5. You may want also to check out FtpUse, a free tool that helps you map an FTP server as a Local Disk Drive.
6. Use Network Drive Control to make Windows automatically map network drives by network name when you log in
7. Visual Subst is a free tool that lets you easily create Virtual Drives for your Folders & map Cloud Storage as Virtual Drives.

If you want, you can also download and use one of these free FTP Clients for your Windows PC. How to set up and use SIP Server on Windows may also interest some of you.

Date: January 20, 2020 Tags: Features, FTP

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Windows ftp to folder

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Question

how to copy a folder via windows ftp command-line from ftp client to ftp server or vice versa?

( i think this is a limitation and windows ftp command can only transfer files and not folders

Answers

You can create the folder with a mkdir, then copy all files using mget. You can get around it using an FTP client that offers this feature, but it’s basically just doing two things in the background — create folder, then copying files.

In addition to surpavan’s link, here is a list of the commands.

List of FTP commands for the Microsoft command-line FTP client
http://www.nsftools.com/tips/MSFTP.htm

Ace Fekay
MVP, MCT, MCITP Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007 & Exchange 2010, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft MVP — Directory Services
Complete List of Technical Blogs: http://www.delawarecountycomputerconsulting.com/technicalblogs.php

This posting is provided AS-IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.

How to Host a Fold­er as an FTP Serv­er on Windows

Ashish Mundhra

15 Oct 2014

We use shared systems in my office and there’s no guarantee where one might have to log in at the beginning of the day. While it’s not every day when one might have to use a different computer, once it happens, transferring all the data from one computer to another is a deal breaker, and using a thumb drive is against the compliance policy.

We have used a custom tool provided by the organization that functions just like Dropbox, but zipping the files, uploading and downloading them using the internet is again time taking. Seeing this data havoc on an almost daily basis, I made it a point to come up with a solution to ease up the file transfer between the computers.

Now for some background information, we have a desktop that is used to gather and monitor the data about the entire team, and it never switches off. My idea was to run the FTP Server on it and then create folders for each of us, which could be easily accessible by any of the connected computers. So let’s see how we can configure any Windows folder as an FTP repository using a free application called FileZilla.

Hosting a Folder as an FTP server

Install the program with default settings. If you don’t want to start the FileZilla server on the computer automatically, make the necessary choices while installing the application. Select the option Install as service, started with Windows. This should be the ideal choice if you want the process to run all the time, even if the computer reboots by any chance. Once the installation is completed, run the app to create a repository.

Click on the Edit menu on FileZilla and click on Users. Now in the account settings, click on the Add button to add a user profile and give it a password. This username and password will be used for authentication when you connect to the FTP server from a different computer.

Having done that, click on the option Shared Folders and add a folder you would like to share as an FTP server. Finally, give all the permissions you would like to have for files and folders when accessed from a remote computer, and save the settings.

That’s all – your FTP server is now set and you can use it from any computer connected to the same network. To open the FTP folder, open the Run box and type in the command, FTP://

Viewing FTP folders in Windows Explorer

Now, while accessing the FTP folder from a different computer, you will have to type the address in the Windows Explorer address bar. However, when you open the shared repository, it will open up in Internet Explorer. While you can easily download the file in the IE view of the FTP repository, it doesn’t allow you to upload files. And when there are many files and folders that we need to transfer, a simple copy/paste is all that we look for.

So to enable the explorer view on FTP, open Internet Explorer and click on Tools —> Internet Options. Here, navigate to the Advanced tab and check the option Enable FTP folder view (outside of Internet Explorer). That’s all. You can then view the FTP files and folders in Windows Explorer and use the simple copy and paste commands to back up and restore files to and from your computer.

Note: You can increase the security of FTP by configuring the port manually other than using the default configured port that’s 21.

Conclusion

This trick can be used to share files between computers when many of them are connected to the same network. But wait, because that’s not all! Stay tuned and I will show you how to combine the trick with an Android app to get unlimited, real-time file syncing between Windows and Android.

Last updated on 8 Feb, 2018
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