tutorial on setting up filezilla 3.22 for mac

A backup is something that should be done at least every time the FileZilla settings are changed or whenever you add new accounts to the Site Manager.

If you forget to do this and your hard drive crashes, you will have to set up FileZilla again from scratch.

I frequently backup my FileZilla settings by exporting them to a directory that is backed up several times every month.

Older versions installed on Windows automatically create a file called filezilla.xml in the FileZilla program directory.

Some newer versions of FileZilla may have asked you during the installation whether you want the settings stored in an XML file or the registry.

It simply stored the settings in an XML files called sitemanager.xml, which can be found in C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorApplication DataFileZilla.

If you set up a default administrator account, substitute that name for Administrator in the file path.

It may be under the Edit menu in some versions (I wish the development team would stop moving things around).

Check off both Export Site Manager Entries and Export Settings.

If you have set up a transfer queue, you will want to check Export Queue, as well.

When you click OK, FileZilla will create the filezilla.xml file and allow you to save it anywhere you wish.

Simply select Import from the File menu and select the location of the filezilla.xml file.

It is therefore not a good idea to store FTP passwords in FileZilla until they rectify this problem.

There is a hacker exploit that is stealing this information, which gives the crooks direct access to your web site.

For more information about this threat, see our article about the FileZilla Hacker Threat.

Simply copy that file to the new servers program file folder and overwrite the existing one.

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Tutorial On Setting Up Filezilla 3.22 For Mac