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How to Use a Web Browser to Download Files With FTP

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Summary: When using an FTP site to download files from a web browser, type in the FTP address and select the "download" option from the FTP page. Learn how to configure web browser to FTP files with tips from a software developer in this free video about computer technology.

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Dave Andrews is a software developer with a business and Web site selling programs and other computer services in Franklin, Tenn. Having worked in the IT industry for more than 8...read more

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"Hi, my name is Dave Andrews, today I'm going to show you how to use a web browser to download files with FTP. Lets open up our web browser by clicking on the start button and just going up to internet. This opens up our web browser. Now to download files with FTP, in the address bar lets just type our FTP address. It will more than likely prompt you to enter your FTP credentials. I already had them cached, but what you see here is a list of the files that are on your FTP site. To download one, simply right click on it and say save target as. I'm going to chose another one here, click on this one and type in my credentials. I haven't opened an Adobe file before so I'm just going to accept the Adobe agreement. Here's my downloaded file from my FTP site. My name is Dave Andrews and I just showed you how to use a web browser to download files from FTP."

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