FileZilla & FTP. Using FileZilla - User tutorial published by the creators of FileZilla. Explains the interface and provides a good introduction to using the program. Mildly technical in spots. FileZilla Training Video - Created by GRN Training 101, this YouTube video provides a more in depth introduction to the FileZilla FTP program. Problem building FileZilla 3.14.1 on OS X Yosemite #1 Post by rrll » 2016-01-21 19:01 I am trying to build FileZilla on OS X. However, I'm running into a problem. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. Make sure you are using an official build that you downloaded from filezilla-project.org. If you downloaded FileZilla from one of the so-called 'portable apps' collections, you need to contact your portable-apps vendor. If you did install FileZilla using the package manager of your distribution (e.g. On Linux), you need to contact your distributor.
My preferred FTP client has, for a long time, been FileZilla. To connect to a FTP account, I generally select the account from the Quickconnect menu, as I am sure many others do. However, I find that sometimes on connecting to a new FTP account, I might mistype the information, or (as recently occurred), if the information is intentionally mis-entered, the entry is added to the Quickconnect list. Firstly, I do believe this is a subpar design – the entries should, ideally, only be added if the connection is successfully established (while I can see some merit to the current method, I think the disadvantages out-weigh the advantages).
Recently I wanted to remove a single entry from my Quickconnect menu, the following how that can be accomplished on Windows 7:
The Quickconnect list is stored in an XML file named recentservers.xml. On Windows 7, this is located in C:Users%username%AppDataRoamingFileZilla
The file’s structure is as follows:
To remove an FTP account from the list:
- Close FileZilla, if it is open
- Backup
C:Users%username%AppDataRoamingFileZillarecentservers.xml - Open the above file in your favourite editor
- Delete the entire Server element (
<Server>...</Server>) corresponding the entry you wish to remove and save the file. - Reopen FileZilla and check your Quickconnect list – hopefully all is well.
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Given the straightforward format of the XML file, it would also be quite easy to modify an existing entry (e.g. correct a mis-entered username or password), or to add another entry by simply copying an existing one and modifying it.
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A quick note – usernames, passwords, and hostnames are stored in plain text in this file – which might certainly amount to a security concern if you use a portable version of FileZilla without any additional form of encryption.