FileZilla is one of the most popular file transfer software used to access the web server remotely from your desktop. As with any software, it is recommended to keep the latest version of the FileZilla for safe and secure transmission. But most of the things will work differently in Mac compared to Windows based PCs. So, in this article we will explain the simple process of how to update FileZilla to latest version in macOS.
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Follow the below step by step instruction:
1. Manual Update
1.1. Downloading the Latest FileZilla Version
- Open FileZilla from the “Application” folder. For a quicker access, press “Command + Spacebar” to open spotlight search and look for FileZilla.
- Click on the “Check for updates…” option under the menu “?”.
Checking for Updates in FileZilla
- The latest version of FileZilla will start downloading. You can see the change log and the progress percentage of the download completion.
- The downloaded file can be seen under “Downloads” folder in Finder. Generally the downloaded file will have an extension like “.app.tar.bz2”.
Check the Downloaded Version in Downloads Folder
1.2. Installing the Latest Version
Double click on the downloaded tar file. You will see the FileZilla application file is extracted on the same “Downloads” folder.
FileZilla Application File in Downloads Folder
Remember, the tar file downloaded as an update is not an installer package like many other software updates. It contains the actual application file. So when you unzip the content, the application will be extracted in the same “Downloads” folder.
2. Automatic Download
If there is an updated version available then FileZilla will also automatically show the new menu item as “New Update Available”.
FileZilla will also automatically download the new version in the background when you are working. You don’t need to check for manual updates in this case. There will be a popup prompting you to install the new version as below:
Install New Version Option in FileZilla
Click on the button to start the installation of new version on your Mac.
3. Replacing Old Version with New Version
Now that you have installed the latest FileZilla version, but the old version is still available on your Mac. Both the files can be opened and used for server connection. But let us make the things in proper manner:
- Delete the old FileZilla file available under “Applications” folder.
- Move the latest FileZilla version file from “Downloads” folder to “Application” folder.
- Delete the installation zip file from “Downloads” folder.
That’s it!!! Now you have installed the latest FileZilla version on your Mac. All site manager settings will be copied to the new version automatically, so you don’t need to worry about deleting the old application file.
When you open the latest version for the first time, the welcome message like below will be shown. This will help you to ensure you have installed the latest version correctly.
Wrap Up
FileZilla is one of the popular and easy to use FTP software. Generally the upgrade will overwrite the application in “Applications” folder. However, FileZilla will download the upgrade every time as a new application. Hence, you need to install the new application and delete the old version separately. Though this is confusing, the good part is that all site manager settings will be copied to the new version. You can connect to the servers on new version instantly without any additional setup.
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FileZilla is a small but powerful FTP client with many features. it includes a site manager to store all your connection details and logins as well as an Explorer style interface that shows the local and remote folders and can be customized independently.
The program offers support for firewalls and proxy connections as well as SSL and Kerberos GSS security.
Additional features include keep alive, auto ascii/binary transfer and more. A nice program for beginners and advanced user alike.
Features:
- Ability to resume Uploads/Downloads (if the server supports it)
- Custom Commands
- Site Manager with folders
- Keep Alive system
- Timeout detectiEnter your state hereon
- Firewall support
- SOCKS4/5 and HTTP1.1 Proxy support
- SSL secured connections
- SFTP support
- Upload/Download Queue
- Drag&Drop
- Multi-language support
- GSS authentication and encryption using Kerberos
What's New:
Bugfixes and minor changes:
- Fixed a rare crash if closing FileZilla the very same moment a connection or transfer requests user attention
- OS X: Fix a compatibility issue with macOS 10.13
- Fixed a potential crash if the first-launch welcome dialog is shown at an inopportune moment
- Fixed display of subject and issuer details in the certificate verification dialogs with some certificates
- Official binaries are now built againt GnuTLS 3.6.7, minimum required GnuTLS version to build FileZilla is now 3.5.7
- Backport a security fix from PuTTY 0.71 affecting SFTP connections: Fix an integer overflow in the RSA key exchange preceeding host key verification
- Fix a regression introduced in 3.41.1 with slow FTP servers needlessly waiting for a bidirectional shutdown of the data connection during downloads
- MSW: Fix an issue with failing uploads due to the operating system not gracefully closing TCP connections contrary to the documented behavior
- MSW: Fix compilation flags for wxWidgets to no longer include useless XP compatibility
- MSW: Microsoft broke the ICopyHook interface in Windows 1803. Until Microsoft fixes the bug in Windows, drag & drop from FileZilla into Explorer will not work on Windows 1803.
- Fix activity indicators not working after the update check has been run
Fixed vulnerabilities:
- Change client identification string if connecting with SFTP due to OpenSSH disregarding the supported ciphers announced by the client, resulting in less secure algorithms being chosen by OpenSSH.