Moving files to different folders

Ipswitch Forums

Home

Members

Calendar

Who's On

Welcome Guest ( Login | Register )

Moving files to different folders

Rate Topic

Display Mode

Topic Options

Author

Message

pattyaaberg

Posted 4/22/2008 4:15:23 PM

Forum Newbie

Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 4/22/2008 4:41:33 PM
Posts: 1, Visits: 3

I'm trying to reorganize files into sub folders on my ftp site. I'm using home, and when I select the files and drag them to the new folder it says it is starting the transfer. Each time it has disconnected and said it couldn't open the file. I tried moving only one file at a time with same results. I do have the "allow files to be moved" thing checked in the general options tab.

I downloaded the trial copy of professional and tried using that, same results.

aaargh! anyone with ideas out there? thanks, Patty

Post #43103

jacko173

Posted 4/29/2008 5:48:07 PM

Forum Newbie

Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 4/29/2008 5:43:40 PM
Posts: 3, Visits: 9

What you are trying to do is known as a server to server transfer, and that cannot be done with one connection to the FTP server. What you will need to do to accomplish this is close the local connection on the left hand side and make a new connection to the FTP server there so that you have two connections to the server (one on the left and one on the right both connected to the same server). Once you have done that you will then be able to move files from one directory to another on the FTP server by moving files from one side to the other (that is, if the server supports third party transfers). If the server does not support third party transfers the only other way to accomplish this will be to download the files you wish to move to your local computer, and then upload them to the new directory you wish to have them in on the server. Hope this helps.

Post #43380

« Prev Topic | Next Topic »

Reading This Topic

Active Users: 0 (0 guests, 0 members, 0 anonymous members)

No members currently viewing this topic.

Forum Moderators: Mark Singh, kevin r gillis, Jason Benton, Brandon Felger, Ben Henderson, Tripp Allen, Will Sansbury, Hush, FTPplanet.com, Hugh Garber, WUP-PM, mmulryan@ipswitch.com, mswimm

Permissions

All times are GMT -5:00, Time now is 7:06pm