FTP或文件传输协议(File Transfer Protocol)是一种网络协议，用于在客户端和服务器之间传输文件。这是一种非常古老的文件传输方式，但它非常可靠，并且至今仍在实践中。在这篇文章中，我们将详细讨论最流行的FTP客户端FileZilla。FileZilla 是最流行、易于使用的免费 FTP 客户端(free FTP client)，适用于所有平台，包括Windows、Linux和MacOS。它可用于连接任何FTP 服务器，并且该工具支持所有FTP变体。
(FileZilla FTP)适用于Windows 10的(Windows 10)FileZilla FTP软件
该工具的 UI 使其流行且易于使用。如果您单击打开FileZilla，您会注意到一个非常整洁的 UI，分为各种矩形或部分。从上到下，您有一个菜单(Menu)栏，后跟一个工具(Tool)栏，其中包含用于切换某些设置的快捷方式。
接下来是快速连接(Quickconnect) 栏。(bar.)快速(Quickconnect)连接栏让您无需配置许多设置即可快速连接到服务器。您只需要输入主机名、用户名、密码和端口即可。不(Quickconnect)保留快速连接，并在下次启动时自动清除。
下来，有一个完整的部分Message Logs。此部分记录发送到服务器或从服务器发送的所有消息。所有日志都显示在这里，在服务器故障或任何其他错误的情况下非常方便。
下方为实际可用区域，此处此部分水平分为两半。左边显示本地目录树，右边显示远程目录树。就在目录树的下方，显示了文件夹的内容。您可以在这些部分中拖放文件以建立文件传输。或者您可以右键单击远程端的任何文件/文件夹，然后单击下载(Download)。同样，可以在本地单击任何文件/文件夹，您可以选择上传(Upload)将该文件发送到服务器。
UI 中的最后一部分是最强大的功能，称为传输队列(Transfer Queue)。当您从服务器下载/上传任何文件时，它会被添加到此队列中，并在处理之前添加的所有文件之后进行处理。这是一种非常高效的文件传输方式，队列确保整个过程中不遗漏任何文件。此外，还有用于Failed和Successful Transfers的单独选项卡。如果任何文件传输失败，您可以快速重试。
FileZilla支持大文件的恢复和传输，这意味着您可以轻松地通过FileZilla客户端发送大文件。此外，您可以设置传输速度上限，以使FTP不会占用连接的全部带宽。
阅读：(Read:) 如何设置 Filezilla 服务器和客户端(How to set up Filezilla Server and Client)。
FileZilla 站点管理器
站点管理器(Site Manager)是另一个强大的功能。它使您可以在一处存储和配置所有FTP服务器设置。它可以通过按键盘上的Ctrl + S打开。要创建新站点，请单击新建站点(New Site)。现在您可以开始输入连接设置。您可以从下拉列表中选择FTP/SFTP之后，您可以配置主机的 IP 地址和FTP端口号。
继续前进，还可以配置加密和身份验证设置。您可以将FTP密码存储在FileZilla中，也可以对其进行配置，使其每次都提示您输入密码。在高级( Advanced )选项卡下，您可以配置服务器类型，尽管FileZilla可以自动检测它。您可以配置代理设置并更改一些其他高级设置。
您可以在站点管理器(Site Manager)中创建任意数量的站点。此外，您还可以在站点内创建多个书签。书签是边内特定本地和远程目录的记录。
标签
与任何网络浏览器一样，FileZilla允许您创建任意数量的选项卡。您可以在不同的选项卡中运行多个连接。要创建新选项卡，您可以使用Ctrl + T.
目录比较
如果您的本地和远程服务器上有两个相似的文件夹，您可以使用此工具比较它们并找出它们的不同之处。当您定期进行备份时，此工具非常方便，因为它可以帮助您识别已更改的文件。启用后，它将突出显示两个位置中不同的所有文件。黄色表示文件仅存在于一侧；绿色表示突出显示的文件比未突出显示的文件新，红色表示两个文件大小不同。如果您在远程服务器上维护文件副本，则目录(Directory)比较是一项很棒的功能，反之亦然。
同步浏览
此功能也适用于两个类似的目录结构。当您在本地更改位置时，同步浏览(Browsing)将自动更改远程位置的位置，反之亦然。因此，如果您在本地端的文件夹内导航，您将被自动导航到远程端的同一文件夹。在使用此功能之前，请(Make)确保文件夹名称和目录结构相似。
文件搜索
FileZilla 带有一个强大的递归文件搜索工具。它可用于在本地和远程服务器上搜索文件。您可以输入所有搜索词并列出所有条件，该工具将开始在所有文件夹中递归查找文件。如果您特别要查找文件，搜索(Search)非常有用。文件搜索(Search)可以从工具栏中的双筒望远镜图标打开。
FileZilla无疑是迄今为止最好的FTP客户端。(FTP)它是免费的、开源的、易于使用和清洁的。这里和那里有很多方便的功能可以改善整体体验。FTP和FileZilla都相当老了，这就是它们可靠的原因。此外， FTP(FTP)的现代变体（SFTP、基于SSL/TLSFTP）更安全，并且受到FileZilla的支持。
您可以从 FileZilla-Project.org 下载FileZilla。(FileZilla-Project.org.)
FileZilla is the best free FTP client for Windows computers
FTP or File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol that is used to transfer files betwеen a client and a server. It is quite an old way to transfer files, but it is very rеliable and still in praсtice today. In this post, we are talking in detail about the most popular FTP client cаlled FileZilla. FileZilla is the most popular, easy to use free FTP client available for all platforms including Windows, Linux, and MacOS. It can be used to connect to any FTP server, and the tool supports all variations of FTP.
FileZilla FTP software for Windows 10
The UI of this tool is what makes it popular and easy to use. If you click open FileZilla, you will notice a pretty neat UI divided into various rectangles or sections. Starting from top to bottom, you have the Menu bar followed by a Tool bar containing shortcuts to toggle some settings.
Next is the Quickconnect bar. The Quickconnect bar lets you quickly connect to a server without configuring many settings. You just need to enter hostname, username, password, and port. Quickconnect(s) are not preserved and are cleared automatically on next start-up.
Coming down, there is an entire section for Message Logs. This section records all the messages sent to or from the server. All the logs are displayed here, and it comes very handy in case of server failure or any other error.
Below that is the actual usable area, this section here is divided into two halves horizontally. The left one displays local directory tree, and the right one displays a remote directory tree. And just below the directory trees, the contents of a folder are displayed. You can drag and drop files across these sections to establish file transfer. Or you can right click any file/folder in the remote side and click on Download. Similarly, any file/folder can be clicked in the local side, and you can select Upload to send that file to a server.
The last section in the UI is the most powerful feature called Transfer Queue. When you download/upload any file from the server, it is added to this queue and is processed after all the files added before it is processed. This is a very efficient way of transferring files, and the queue makes sure that no file is omitted in the entire process. Also, there are separate tabs for Failed and Successful Transfers. If any of the file transfers have failed, you can quickly retry them.
FileZilla supports resume and transfer of large files which means that you can easily send large files over FileZilla client. Also, you can set a cap on transfer speeds so that FTP does not consume the connection’s entire bandwidth.
Read: How to set up Filezilla Server and Client.
FileZilla Site Manager
Site Manager is another one of the powerful features. It lets you store and configure all your FTP server settings in one place. It can open by pressing Ctrl + S from your keyboard. To create a new site, click on New Site. Now you can start entering the connection settings. You can select FTP/SFTP protocol from the dropdown. After that, you can configure the host’s IP address and FTP port number.
Moving on, encryption and authentication settings can also be configured. You can store your FTP passwords inside FileZilla, or you can configure it such that it prompts you every time for passwords. Under the Advanced tab, you can configure the server type although FileZilla can automatically detect it. You can configure proxy settings and change a few other advanced settings.
You can create as many sites inside the Site Manager. Plus you can also create multiple bookmarks inside a site. A bookmark is a record of a particular local and remote directory inside a side.
Tabs
Like any web browser, FileZilla lets you create as many tabs as you like. You can have multiple connections running inside different tabs. To create a new tab, you can use conventional keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl + T.
Directory Comparison
If you have two similar folders on your local and remote server, you can use this tool to compare them and find their differences. This tool is very handy when you periodically take backups as it can help you identify the files that have changed. Once enabled, it will highlight all the files that are different in both the locations. The yellow color will indicate the file exists only on one side; green indicates that the highlighted file is newer than its unhighlighted counterpart and red indicates that the two file sizes are different. Directory comparison is a great feature if you maintain a copy of your files on a remote server or vice-versa.
Synchronized Browsing
This feature is also for tow similar directory structures. Synchronized Browsing will automatically change location in the remote side when you change location on the local side and vice versa. So, if you navigate inside a folder on the local side, you would be automatically navigated to the same folder in the remote side. Make sure the folder names and directory structure is similar before you use this feature.
File Search
FileZilla comes with a powerful recursive file search tool. It can be used to search files both locally and on a remote server. You can enter all the search terms and list all the conditions, and the tool would start looking for files recursively inside all folders. Search is very useful if you are particularly looking for a file. File Search can be opened from the binocular’s icon from the toolbar.
FileZilla is undoubtedly the best FTP client to this date. It is free, open source, simple to use and clean. There are a lot of handy features available here and there which improves the overall experience. Both FTP and FileZilla are quite old, and this is what makes them reliable. Also, the modern variations of FTP (SFTP, FTP over SSL/TLS) are more secure and supported by FileZilla.
You can download FileZilla from FileZilla-Project.org.
