FTP/macOS/Finder

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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

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

Access as an owner

the owner of an incoming folder can access it by following the steps below. 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


Access as a collaborator

As an external collaborator you can drop files into a user's incoming folder follow the steps below.

First, open up the Finder's "Connect to Server" feature by pressing 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/incoming/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with the collaborator's username

Accessing Pubic Folder in FTP

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.

Access as an owner

In order to access your public folder, 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


Access as a collaborator

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.

Select Guest


Click Connect