I want to download a folder which contains hundreds of files that are hosted on an ftp server to my Windows 7 desktop. I've never used FTP before, so I am not sure where to start.
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FTP protocol doesn't support directory download. Most FTP clients (AFAIK, not including standard command line tools "ftp") allow to download directories by getting their listing recursively and downloading files one by one automatically.
There is a plenty of different clients. For instance, filezilla - free and open source.
2- Open an Explorer window. Click on the
Startmenu, then selectMy Computer. Type the ftp url in the the address bar. For example:
ftp://- If a login is necessary, a dialog box will appear.
- A listing of all directories and files of the server will appear.
- Copy the files just as you would with a normal folder.
Map network drive your FTP location - explained here then you can open it using explorer. Copy your folder as usual -- Thiru
If you archive (zip) the directory, you can get the archive and unzip it locally.
1)In case of Ubuntu go files folder (App) 2)at bottom there is option called 'connect to server' 3)paste your server address 4)pop-up box asked for password 5)select anonymous 6)after connection you can directly access all folders as same as another storage device
If you are using Windows 10 you can simply do that by accessing the FTP through the windows explorer.
in terminal, type the following command to download files in the whole directory: wget -nH -m --ftp-user=your_username --ftp-password=your_password ftp://your_ftp_host/*
I use WinHTTrack website copier or Offline browser, which download files from site.
