[rarestia]

I’ll say this with the same aplomb as I do with my coworkers: people still use FTP?

With cloud-based file services and SFTP out there, why would anyone want to continue using a protocol that transmits your uid/pw as clear text?

[Utilizer]

Meh. You get a guaranteed complete copy of the file you want, even if the download is interrupted for some reason. Like your internet connection goes out -which also defeats your cloud file services. Speaking as someone who does not have internet access at all times, cloud-based services are not reliable enough for critical functions.

[angryoldfatman]

Filezilla doesn’t just do vanilla FTP. It does SFTP and FTPS as well.

I personally use it to back up my wife’s blog onto my hard drive for easy disaster recovery or sudden webhosting changes.

[dfwgator]

FileZilla uses SFTP/SSH as well.