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Windows Explorer's FTP functionality appears to be caching downloaded files, such that when I drag drop (to download) the same file again, it's not downloading the latest version from the FTP server. How can I disable file caching in Explorer's FTP support?
DuckMaestro
Posted 2012-02-12T08:50:36.887
Reputation: 1 597
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There is no way that I know of to manipulate that. Is another FTP client (Filezilla for example) a viable option?
BowlesCR
Posted 2012-02-12T08:50:36.887
Reputation: 2 607
I would also use a ftp-client like filezilla. This behaviour of windows-ftp is really old and I don't think that it will be fixed. – etalon11 – 2015-06-21T16:26:26.990
5 years and the problem remains :| – Mahdi Rafatjah – 2017-10-05T13:25:08.637
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This is working for me:
Control Panel =>
Internet Options =>
Browsing history :: [ Settings ]
Temporary Internet Files =>
(+) Every time I visit the webpage
Click [OK].
If it sets back to Automatically => Ignore.
Cached files located here (Win 8.1):
C:\Users\ <name> \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache
or
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache
befzz
Posted 2012-02-12T08:50:36.887
Reputation: 331
The Explorer setting is not "disable cache", it is "enable cache checking". Although it applies to both http and ftp items, the action is to check the date/time on the remote item, rather than just trusting the expiry date of the local cached item. Also, to force a reload (when the item date/time has not changed), just reload the page/item, using "reset" or "F5", you don't have to clear the whole cache. – user165568 – 2014-12-14T22:21:43.193
Did you try just clearing the browser cache ? – Psycogeek – 2012-02-12T11:21:47.053
2@Psycogeek I can't do this every time. I need a way for the FTP cache to be disabled indefinitely. – DuckMaestro – 2012-02-12T20:46:30.900
I figured that, but does clearing it work? there can be 3 sides to a cache. the original server, the ISP cache, and your own. the first 2 are usually covered because of problems it caused people, any caching on thier end, is way more carefull. – Psycogeek – 2012-02-13T00:19:26.397
1@Psycogeek gotcha. Yea, I tried clearing IE's cache and that seems to clear the FTP cache. So at this point I'm hoping for a way to separate the two, and if not, a "plan B" is to disable IE's cache altogether I suppose. – DuckMaestro – 2012-02-13T02:26:24.973
does that "private browse" stuff use the cache less? Are you Open to other software , like a downloader that bypasses windows cache? A FTP client that actually uses all features of the FTP, instead of windows method? A Ram_disk Cache for the net temps, that clears in miliseconds? Setting a cleaner to icon click, on command, like Ccleaner and a quick shortcut to it running one action with just one click, or a quick batch that ripps through temps? – Psycogeek – 2012-02-13T02:36:44.303