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Please recommend an FTP client

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TechnoPro

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Free or commercial, doesn't matter.

I am looking for the simplest, most cartoon-like GUI possible.

All the client needs to do is connect to remote site and then drag and drop files.

Any ideas?
 
FileZilla is free, BPFTP costs $$$, both are nice and most FTP clients have the exact same interface, local files on left, remote files on right, drag and go.
 
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Not sure what you mean by cartoon like, but Filezilla FTW. Free and easy
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I've become jaded after reading how people describe XP's interface as cartoonlike. Basically, big colorful icons and simplicity is what I am looking for for this client. Fewer buttons, the better.
 
Originally posted by: TechnoPro
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Not sure what you mean by cartoon like, but Filezilla FTW. Free and easy
Click to expand...

I've become jaded after reading how people describe XP's interface as cartoonlike. Basically, big colorful icons and simplicity is what I am looking for for this client. Fewer buttons, the better.
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Try smartftp then.
 
Originally posted by: Snapster
Originally posted by: TechnoPro
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Not sure what you mean by cartoon like, but Filezilla FTW. Free and easy
Click to expand...

I've become jaded after reading how people describe XP's interface as cartoonlike. Basically, big colorful icons and simplicity is what I am looking for for this client. Fewer buttons, the better.
Click to expand...

Try smartftp then.
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And we've come full circle, since that's what I use myself! After checking out all of the above mentioned ones, they all appear pretty similar. I guess I was looking for the Fisher-Price "My First FTP Client" equivalent.
 
With all due respect to the Filezilla croud, this hardly looks clean or aestetically pleasing. I'm sure it works well, but a prety GUI was my objective.
 
Originally posted by: TechnoPro
With all due respect to the Filezilla croud, this hardly looks clean or aestetically pleasing. I'm sure it works well, but a prety GUI was my objective.
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It's drag and drop. How could it be anymore difficult?

Top is status, left is local machine, right is remote machine, bottom is transfer queue.
 
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: TechnoPro
With all due respect to the Filezilla croud, this hardly looks clean or aestetically pleasing. I'm sure it works well, but a prety GUI was my objective.
Click to expand...

It's drag and drop. How could it be anymore difficult?

Top is status, left is local machine, right is remote machine, bottom is transfer queue.
Click to expand...

Indeed, it has all the neccesary elements of a good FTP client. But for a novice user who needs to be using FTP, I want something with a prettier interface. Some people, upon instaling XP, will immediately switch to Classic view as they like the simplicity or more muted colors and shapes. Other people like the eye candy of the dfaulty theme. This client of mine likes eye candy...simple.
 
Originally posted by: TechnoPro
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: TechnoPro
With all due respect to the Filezilla croud, this hardly looks clean or aestetically pleasing. I'm sure it works well, but a prety GUI was my objective.
Click to expand...

It's drag and drop. How could it be anymore difficult?

Top is status, left is local machine, right is remote machine, bottom is transfer queue.
Click to expand...

Indeed, it has all the neccesary elements of a good FTP client. But for a novice user who needs to be using FTP, I want something with a prettier interface. Some people, upon instaling XP, will immediately switch to Classic view as they like the simplicity or more muted colors and shapes. Other people like the eye candy of the dfaulty theme. This client of mine likes eye candy...simple.
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So they just want something pretty huh? Are you sure they don't have a Mac? 😛
 
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: TechnoPro
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: TechnoPro
With all due respect to the Filezilla croud, this hardly looks clean or aestetically pleasing. I'm sure it works well, but a prety GUI was my objective.
Click to expand...

It's drag and drop. How could it be anymore difficult?

Top is status, left is local machine, right is remote machine, bottom is transfer queue.
Click to expand...

Indeed, it has all the neccesary elements of a good FTP client. But for a novice user who needs to be using FTP, I want something with a prettier interface. Some people, upon instaling XP, will immediately switch to Classic view as they like the simplicity or more muted colors and shapes. Other people like the eye candy of the dfaulty theme. This client of mine likes eye candy...simple.
Click to expand...

So they just want something pretty huh? Are you sure they don't have a Mac? 😛
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Alright, I cracked up at that one! :beer:
 
I had a similar problem, except I needed a client that could do SSL encryption as well as be easy to use and designed for stupid users. FileZilla was the closest I could find to that.
 
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