Crystal FTP

Crystal FTP is a free, full featured FTP client for Windows. After having problems with another well-known FTP program, which I won't name, I found this free FTP package via a computing website. To be quite honest I was reluctant to use the package, as it was completely free (not even shareware). However I quickly discovered while setting up the program that it was in fact adware. Meaning everybody can have it free, but you'll have to put up with the small banner advertisements at the top of the screen. These ads really don't bother me, especially as the software is excellent and the creators have to make some money out of ...  Read the complete review

Crystal FTP is now free. It displays two ads whilst you're using it, which helps to pay for it. My main use for it is in maintaining my web site (PigPog.com) so I need it to be able to upload and delete folders and everything in them - something that a lot of otherwise good FTP programs seem to have trouble with it. I ended up trying Crystal FTP out when LeechFTP let me down. It copes perfectly with uploading large numbers of files - i've used it for almost 150 files in a complex directory structure. The only problems i've had with Crystal FTP have been when trying to delete similar directories full of files and folders, and in ...  Read the complete review