This overview will explain how to use CyberDuck - a free FTP client for OS X.
- Start by downloading CyberDuck. 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.
- Enter the Server name in the space provided. The server name is usually provided to you by whomever created your FTP account. The default Port for FTP is 21, so leave that setting unless you’re sure your account is on a different port. Now enter your Username and Password in the spaces provided. Again, these are usually provided to you by whomever created the account for you. When all of that information is in place, click the Connect button.
- And now you’ll connect to your FTP server. The window may be blank or empty if you’ve never uploaded any files or folders.
- To create a new folder, right-click (ctrl-click for single-button mouse folks) in the main CyberDuck window and select New Folder…
- 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 them to the main CyberDuck window.
- Once the upload has completed, the window will refresh and your files will be listed.
- 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 button.
- From the Bookmarks pane, click the small + (plus sign) at the bottom.
- And the FTP site will be saved to your CyberDuck bookmarks.
- If you have any other questions regarding the use of CyberDuck, please feel free to leave a comment below.
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Does cyberduck only upload the new or changed pages like the w2w system you mention in your other article?
Hi,
i’ve made a website in iweb, then uploaded it to cyberduck - then im trying to delete the public_html file coz i want to replace it with a new iweb site i’ve made (just some tweeks) but it wont let me delete the contents of public_html when I try. any ideas?!
Thanks!
B
Re: instructions, it says here “Enter the Server name in the space provided. The server name is usually provided to you by whomever created your FTP account.” If a third party has not created an FTP account as suggested, how does one get a server name?
Thanks, NF
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