ftp software? what's best? can you save queues?

[Unique]

i was wondering what the best ftp software is, both in the free and paid categories. also can you save a queue to resume, so if you need to or want to turn off the pc, when you turn it back on and load the ftp software it will resume what it was uploading/downloading? also is there one that will automatically save the queue so if your machine crashes/freezes or there is a power cut, you don't lose anything?

i'd prefer free software if possible, unless the paid stuff is notably superior in function etc


cheers

[Tunnah]

Going back to my warez days FTPRush was the de facto tool.
Supports queues scripts etc. also yes if you get a power outage your queues will be fine

Not free but definitely worth it, hell even though I was a super-hardcore-I'm-so-cool-pirate I parted with money for it, it was that good

I'm going back about 5 years but it was pretty much perfection so I doubt anything has usurped it.

[directhex]

Cyberduck is good.

General case though, FTP is an inherently broken protocol

[IronWarrior]

I been using FTP Zilla for years, it's pretty good.

[Unique]

thanks, i was using ftpzila but couldn't see how to save queues and the pc crashed a couple of times which was annoying. i used cuteftp back in the day. i'll have a go at the others and see what i like best

[Tifosi]

filezilla is my choice or coreftp

[jim]

Filezilla is the best tool I've used. Still don't like FTP much though.

[Dr Krepz]

I personally use Filezilla and have been for years. I recommend it highly.

[Unique]

filezilla is what i was using and i found you can save queues. i've not tried it yet though. the firefox plugin is quite handy too, to move the odd file. it's handy if you have a big queue in your ftp software and want to jump the queue easily and grab or upload something else in the middle of a big transfer

[Zak33]

I use Leechftp.. have done for about 7 years.. same old bit of software, still works flawlessly.
but can't save a queue

[oldboy47]

Like others I have used Filezilla for a number of years and found it very satisfactory. Could not find any means of saving queues other than putting upload data into a single folder. If you get a crash and have to reload it always asked if you wanted to overwrite.

[Scainer]

For years I've used FlashFXP and never needed to look elsewhere.

[lowkifan]

Currently using Filezilla but used to use CuteFTP which was not bad back then not sure how the newer versions are!

[gersh]

+1 for Filezilla not least because its actively developed

[BerZerk]

For years I've used FlashFXP and never needed to look elsewhere.

+1

[nightcypher]

I've used Filezilla for years and never had any issues with it. Really though, if you can you should look at moving to SFTP or FTPS. The latter is FTP over an SSL tunnel (or something to that effect) whereas the former is file transfer over SSH, which is also inherently fairly secure. FTP should have died years ago, I'm not really sure why it's still going.