Mac OS X Tiger (10.4 or higher) users have to download Filezilla 3.0.6. Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)users equipped with PowerPC chipset have to download FileZilla 3.2.4.1 for PPC. For Mac OS X 10.5 or higher equipped with Intel chipset.

Sadly, there is no version of FileZilla Server for Mac available on the developer's website, so, you will have to use other applications to turn a. FileZilla Server by FileZilla Project is a piece of software that gives you the possibility to install an FTP server on your computer. Today, we will use the free FTP program on a Mac computer to demonstrate how it can help us transfer files between our Mac and FTP server. In an earlier guide, we discussed how you can connect to server using FileZilla from a Windows PC. You can use it to connect to your web server from your computer to upload or download files. It is very user-friendly and easy to use. To download a file, drag the file from the right windows to the left window.FileZilla is an open source cross platform FTP client for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.To upload a file, drag the file from the the left window to the right window.In the FileZilla window, the local system (your PC) appears on the left window and the remote system appears on the right window.It is designed to protect you against a network attack known as “spoofing” – secretly redirecting your connection to a different computer for getting your password. You will see the following pop-up window.In Site Manager window, click the Connect button.Type your account password (HKU Portal PIN) in the Password field.Type your account name (HKU Portal UID) in the User field (you must have an account on the web host server).Under the Server Type drop-down menu, select SFTP – SSH File Transfer Protocol.

If your departmental website is, enter the Host field. The remote host server names are tabulated below: Remote Serverįor example, if your personal website is, enter in the Host field.

Enter the remote system you intend to connect in the Host field.

In the Site Manager window, click New Site button.

Start FileZilla (free download from (Intel version)).

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