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We've been sending Windows clients to https://ninite.com/filezilla/ to download it but perhaps we ought to start avoiding it completely. I don't particularly like any other FTP client I've used in Windows, but its been a while since I looked.

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Have you tried WinSCP? Since I found it, I haven't touched FileZilla.

Agreed. WinSCP is not only easy to use with a fairly "native" Windows feel (just drag and drop stuff from one half of the window to the other), but it's also not bundled with malware.

Yep, same here. I can highly recommend WinSCP.

I haven't, thanks for the tip!

I've been a fan of Cyberduck for quite some time now.

I like Cyberduck for quickly creating expiring S3 download links.

hmm I did not know there was a windows version.

That's a neat website and product. I've often wanted a quasi-package manager for Windows. Now I use Linux almost exclusively however :/.

For something a bit less "quasi" there is https://chocolatey.org/.

If you're on Windows, it's a great site. I just had to provision a new laptop, and it saved me a ton of time, since I was able to install about a third of my checklist with a single download.

A friend of mine uses this: http://portableapps.com/ (I use Linux.)

WinSCP has always been my go to FTP client for windows.

Simply entering the ftp address into an Explorer window has always worked for me. Is there any extra functionality that Explorer doesn't provide?

http://support.hostgator.com/articles/ftp/how-to-use-ftp-via...

Queueing, setting how many files can be copied at a time, etc are all valid features.

SFTP. Changing UNIX modes. Choosing active vs passive per-server. Choose text or binary transfer. Resume transfers. Copy only changed files based on time or size.

SFTP transfers mostly. Also the ability to store bookmarked servers seem to be the big issues.

Yeah, no self respecting IT person uses explorer to connect to an FTP.

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