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I've just opened an FTP site through Chrome which requires authentication, and I've logged in with some credentials.
Now I need to re-log in on that FTP with some different credentials. How can I make Chrome forget about the previous session and ask me for credentials again?
Áxel Costas Pena
Posted 2013-10-29T12:06:10.203
Reputation: 761
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It seems there's absolutely no way to do that - exactly logging off the FTP server - at least with versions between 2013 Q4 and 2018 Q1. There are some good workarounds anyhow listed in the answers below.
Áxel Costas Pena
Posted 2013-10-29T12:06:10.203
Reputation: 761
... actually above. – Ruslan – 2018-07-23T14:56:17.843
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Opening a new incognito window worked for me.
user1813522
Posted 2013-10-29T12:06:10.203
Reputation: 61
1This doesn't wipe the chrome ftp session, but it's a cool workaround! – Áxel Costas Pena – 2014-06-27T13:19:31.247
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The healthiest and the easiest way to end FTP session in Google Chrome might be only using Chrome Incognito mode for FTP processes, then closing it when finished those FTP processes.
You can launch incognito by pressing Ctrl + Shift + N, (or) Settings -> New incognito Window, (or) right mouse-click on a link from a regular Chrome session, and select “open link in incognito window”.
Technically ending a FTP session in Google Chrome is complicated or maybe impossible. It only lets you keep connected to FTP server during a single browser session. In most of other browsers this situation is controllable. For example; You can resume to download a file from a FTP server even you have rebooted the system in Firefox FTP session.
Waiting a while to end the FTP session is not also a solution, because cache files are not deleted when Chrome returns ERR_TIMED_OUT. Refreshing page brings credentials of the FTP session back.
Unfortunatelly, there is no suitable solution yet for Google Chrome that I know.
cagcak
Posted 2013-10-29T12:06:10.203
Reputation: 156
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I faced the same problem and Just closed the chrome and re-open it.
lchow
Posted 2013-10-29T12:06:10.203
Reputation: 1
1The OP has already stated that this does not work for them. – Scott – 2018-07-19T18:36:15.170
This could work or none depending on the session handling of the FTP server – Áxel Costas Pena – 2018-07-27T06:46:45.703
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It's better to use an Incognito Window (Ctrl+Shift+N), but if you forget, you can clear your credentials like this:
1) Clear all history and data (Ctrl+Shift+Del), e.g. from the last 24 hours
2) Restart Chrome
However, it's best to download a dedicated application for this, like FileZilla or WinSCP, because Chrome doesn't end FTP sessions.
marbel82
Posted 2013-10-29T12:06:10.203
Reputation: 184
As stated in comment above, that doesn't end FTP sessions – Áxel Costas Pena – 2018-05-03T19:43:31.983
@ÁxelCostasPena Yes, it doesn't end FTP sessions, buy you can log in with different credentials as you ask. I apologize for my incomplete answer, now it should be better. – marbel82 – 2018-05-09T21:18:58.743
Nover mind, it's just for being precise on getting an answer to the exact question title. – Áxel Costas Pena – 2018-05-15T11:01:39.687
1I'm firmly in the "never use a browser for ftp" camp. CoreFtp for example is much easier to use, allows storage of multiple access names, etc etc – Carl Witthoft – 2017-03-08T16:26:10.453
What happens if you enter those different credentials right with the URL? Chrome can handle this like any other browser.
ftp://username:password@ftpserver/folder– nixda – 2013-10-29T12:19:23.760Nothing. They just become removed from the URL (as usual), and the page is loaded using the old session. In fact, this should be considered a Chrome bug. – Áxel Costas Pena – 2013-10-29T12:21:08.713
Hm, does this happen with different browsers too? Second try: What happens if you clear all password data and history (CTRL+SHIFT+DEL?) – nixda – 2013-10-29T12:24:37.467
Firefox successfully clears current session if you enter new credentials via URL, even if they are wrong (first notifies the 503 code, then when you reload poage it asks for new credentials). – Áxel Costas Pena – 2013-10-29T16:10:52.177
If you take a look at the checkboxes available in the clear user data, it's obvious that none will clear an FTP session. And as expected, I checked all, and the session was not cleared. – Áxel Costas Pena – 2013-10-29T16:11:51.523