FTP/macOS/Finder

FTP services can be accessed from supported machines running OS X. This is a guide on how to access the UMIACS FTP service using OS X Finder.

Opening up OS X Finder

To open up OS X Finder, click on the OS X Finder icon on the dock at the bottom of your desktop.

The Finder icon is highlighted with a red square

Accessing Incoming Folder in FTP

First, bring up the address bar in OS X Finder by pressing Command + Shift + G.

Bring up the "go to the folder"

Then, type the following into the address bar:

/fs/ftp/incoming/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with your username

Enter the path to access the incoming folder

External collaborators can only drop data into FTP incoming folder. Owner of the incoming folder can receive and modify their incoming files from any supported machine.

Accessing Pubic Folder in FTP

Type in the following into the address bar of Finder:

/fs/ftp/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with your username

Enter the path to access the pub folder

The owner of the public folder can publish and modify files from a supported machine. External collaborators can only download files published by the owner.

External collaborators can access the public folders through the Finder's "Connect to Server" feature. In order to open up the "Connect to Server" window press the Command + K keys.

Open the "Connect to Server" window

Then, enter the following address into the server address bar and then click on the connect button.

ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with the desired collaborator's username

Enter the path to access the public folder

After that you will be prompted with a window where you should choose to connect as a guest and then click connect once more.