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FTP not opening with Windows File Explorer

misscroft04 Posted messages 64 Status Membre -  
LoupBelge Posted messages 28 Status Membre -

Hello, recently I had to uninstall Google Chrome and reinstall it again. Since I did that, my FTP no longer opens in the Windows File Explorer. It opens in the Chrome browser and frankly, it doesn't help me at all to organize the files the way I want or to see them clearly. I'm attaching a photo, not mine but it shows exactly the problem that's bothering me. I really need to find a solution, I've tried to find solutions here and there but nothing seems to help at all.

Thank you in advance.

Have a good day.


 

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jee pee Posted messages 9403 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   9 948
 

Hello,

How do you launch this ftp? Because if you open the explorer and enter the ftp path in the address bar, you should stay within the explorer.
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misscroft04 Posted messages 64 Status Membre
 

I simply write the FTP server address in the Windows file explorer like I used to, but now, even when I type the address in the file explorer, it opens directly in the browser.
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jee pee Posted messages 9403 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   9 948
 

You should check in settings/applications/Default applications/Choose default applications by protocol/FTP

on this line I have nothing, but when there is something, I don't see how to remove it, knowing that the explorer is not offered
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brucine Posted messages 24411 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 105
 

Hello,

The idea is intriguing, I must say I have never tried it.

The screenshot provided is taken not from the explorer but from the browser; a number of them (for example Firefox) no longer support FTP.

FTP, by definition, is networking.

On a local PC, I assume the target directories are shared by default, but I'm not sure.

We need to either emulate this network by replacing a network letter (Z or whatever we want) to the target folder via the SUBST command:

https://ss64.com/nt/subst.html

Or enable FTP in IIS through Turn Windows features on or off from the Programs item in the Control Panel as mentioned here:

http://ftp.axius.ch/fr/Tips/Creation_dossier_FTP.pdf

The catch, as highlighted by jee pee, is that in Settings-Apps-Default apps-By protocol, it is only possible to assign the FTP protocol to another browser (like Edge instead of Chrome).

The potentiality of local FTP seems to have been linked to IE as the "internal browser," which may explain why your daughter is mute since IE is no longer:

https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?client_id=a81d90ac-aa75-4cf8-b14c-58bf348528fe&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fanswers.microsoft.com&response_type=code%20id_token&scope=openid%20profile&state=OpenIdConnect.AuthenticationProperties%3DD0R88pBmFjsxw88mIpdFNJLNYwE1HSVsGZuj3gJpnBnouCX9LY5VCe3Dq8EZm5Hvqjot3VtJcvNsfKqd6bzliRRKbQo0PdwgdFx4J-oKMqEQX1TkBCEL8LyQq7RO5DwYnqwNOTNs4IDp-ciyHCc5edRW2hF_-HyFTpk4RajkTfAbriPH56-qP0s97tmZWKZ6aJGde269r_l5bHGTjkL_r28ModoqjoPWCrPRCJXzxefqhs10ZC6cZLpeC94cByeiPFpLjpAj4qJc6KOzzNd_RfQZW3cZXP56dWSpIBUADcNJ01LaoAMKsBPV9Yssz5F1t1tB0cxzRhIRcbvwebgyTbiqPeRbc3aZf-teF4W8wgsm1SNrqzNdPPKLAI97pX_C&response_mode=form_post&nonce=638156706718388566.NDNlNzEwYmQtZjg3MS00MmU3LTljZWUtZGQ2MzQyYzdhODg0ODVmMzYxMWUtZjE1Mi00MGZjLWIyZTQtMWNhNGVmNWJhZDRi&nopa=2&prompt=none&x-client-SKU=ID_NET472&x-client-ver=6.17.0.0#?page=1

An alternative (not very convenient) is to use an FTP software like FileZilla.

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misscroft04 Posted messages 64 Status Membre > brucine Posted messages 24411 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention  
 

Hello,

Thank you very much, brucine, but,

the PDF file that explains the FTP setup is for Windows 2000/XP and I have Windows 7, and I don't understand much about networks, etc. I also didn't understand the "substitute a drive letter for a network or local path."

I still have the same problem and I'm unable to resolve it.

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brucine Posted messages 24411 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 105 > misscroft04 Posted messages 64 Status Membre
 

I don't use it, but the IIS/FTP setup is very likely the same on Windows 7/10, with some differences in vocabulary:
As I mentioned in <4>, the activation can be found under Enable Windows features, but unlike Windows 10, the administrative tools are still located in Control Panel-System and Security-Administrative Tools.

FTP access is normally done via the network name, either the IP address of the computer ftp://192.168.1.60 for my Windows 7 machine, or the network name of the PC ftp://My_PC_Name. In both cases, I'm denied access because FTP is not enabled regardless of any potential sharing rights (my Windows 7 drive is shared on the local network).

 

The protocol associations can be found there; it's certainly the solution if Chrome has taken over and Internet Explorer can still run under Windows 7: it's the default browser for "internal browsing" (and thus local FTP):

 

We need to make sure that Internet Explorer allows viewing of FTP folders:
 


And configure an FTP "server" via IIS as previously discussed, which is also enabled for Windows 7:

https://manuals.konicaminolta.eu/bizhub-PRO-C1070-C1060-C1060L/FR/contents/id19-_101546087.html#p1251

The network drive is a workaround that may allow bypassing the requirement that FTP needs a network path, by creating a virtual Z drive (or whatever we want) for the target folder or drive, as shown here for XP but it doesn't change anything:

https://www.pcastuces.com/pratique/astuces/1966.htm


I don't know if anything among all this works; apart from Internet Explorer, local navigation via FTP has become outdated and may not function unless a real FTP server is actually created on its drive.

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LoupBelge Posted messages 28 Status Membre 1
 

Hello,

Personally, having the same problem as you, I use Filezilla Client.
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