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FTP/FTPS/SFTP Servers


R-Drive Image can save images on FTP/FTPS/SFTP servers and restore them from those servers. Note that incremental/differential imaging modes are disabled for such servers.

You need to connect to the FTP/FTPS/SFTP server before you'll be able to use it.

To connect to an FTP/FTPS/SFTP server:

1 Click the Connection to cloud button
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Connect to cloud

2 Select FTP and double-click it
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Connect to FTP window

3 Enter the FTP parameters and click the OK button
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Connect to FTP window

You may select either the FTP, or FTPS, or SFTP protocols.

FTPS has two modes:

FTPS (Explicit)

default port: 21, a plain connect elevated to an SSL/TLS connection.

FTPS (Implicit)

default port: 990, an SSL/TLS connect is immediately provided.

Do not use prefixes like ftp:// or ftps:// in the host field.

You may import an ftp url in the following form

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Import FTP parameters

> Now a connection to the FTP server appears in the folder tree
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An FTP connection