How do I allow Filezilla or WinSCP to write files to my harddrive in Windows 7?

I've been using Windows XP for so long, it just lets me copy files... I'm assuming something security related in Windows 7 needs to be changed so that my FTP programs can write files on my harddrive.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Dave

Posted 2009-10-15T03:01:17.430

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Do you have an FTP server set up? – John T – 2009-10-15T03:16:37.823

No, I'm ftping to a server, i'm just trying to download files from the server I've connected to however the application doesn't have permissions to write to my local harddrive – Dave – 2009-10-15T03:31:36.560

Answers

It sounds like you're running your FTP client in a non-elevated context and you're trying to download files to the hard drive in a folder that is not located in your user profile. You have 4 choices:

Download files to a folder within your user profile like c:\users\myusername\downloads
Run the FTP client in an elevated context (right-click Run As Administrator)
Manually grant permissions on the folder you're trying to download to. You need to give write access to either built-in Users group or your specific user account.
Disable UAC (NOT RECOMMENDED)

Ryan Bolger

Posted 2009-10-15T03:01:17.430

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Try right-clicking on the shortcut and choosing "Run as administrator". Some programs require this for hardware access.

Joe Internet

Posted 2009-10-15T03:01:17.430

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2Running as administrator should only be used as a last resort, especially when we're talking about programs that are downloading files from the internet. – Matthew Talbert – 2009-10-15T05:54:29.580

Because an exploited/virus-infected executable will cause havoc with elevated permissions -- Its OK, it's Windows who taught users the 'wrong' security practices. – invert – 2009-10-15T06:36:49.870