If you are a webmaster or take an FTP server, you might have used FTP clients such every bit Filezilla to upload and download files. Juggling betwixt the FTP customer and browser tin can quickly become tedious. But what if you could only use Windows Explorer for this? That's what I am going to show you here.

Mountain SFTP as a Drive in Windows Explorer

To mountain a SFTP (Secured FTP) server as a drive, we are going to apply a software called SFTP NET Drive. It's a costless software that allows users to map an SFTP server as a local drive on their Windows PCs.

SFTP Net Drive
SFTP Cyberspace Drive

First download the software and install information technology on your computer.
When yous launch the app, you will become an interface as seen in the in a higher place image. Fill up in your server's IP address or URL, enter the port (default is 22), enter the login credentials, and finally assign a drive alphabetic character.
Click on the "Connect" button to mount server every bit drive.
That's it. Once continued, you should run across the newly created bulldoze in My Computer under Network Location.

One downside of SFTP NET Bulldoze is the lack of support for FTP protocol. Sure SFTP provides better security, simply if your server doesn't support SFTP this will not work. (For FTP continue reading)

Internet SFTP Drive works with all Windows versions.

Download: Internet SFTP Drive

Mount FTP as a Drive in Windows Explorer

Windows Explorer has a prissy drive mapping characteristic. Using it y'all tin mount FTP servers on your calculator and access file without using whatever FTP client. Hither's how to do it:

1. Open My Reckoner and click on "Map Network Bulldoze" seen in the toolbar.

2. In the Map Network Drive wizard, choose the option that reads "Connect to a website that you can utilise to shop your documents and pictures."

3. Click "Choose a custom network location"

iv. Next enter in the FTP accost of your website. (due east.g ftp://yoursite.com/). Click "Next" when you are washed.

five. Then enter your login ID of the FTP server (yous will be prompted for the countersign when you connect) and choose whatsoever proper name for the FTP network bulldoze.

Finish up the wizard, and you will meet a new drive in Windows explorer.

The kickoff time when you effort to connect you are prompted for the countersign, but y'all can have the password saved after that if you lot wish.

You won't become a drive letter for servers mounted this fashion, only there'south no limitation in functionalities. If can't do without drive alphabetic character, check out a freeware called NetDrive. Information technology will give you lot drive letter for mapped drives, plus it has support for WebDav servers in improver to FTP.