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When I select to "View / Edit" a file in the local File window of FileZilla 3, then save and close it, FileZilla will prompt me with a "File has changed" dialogue that asks me if I would like to upload it. If I try to "View / Edit" the same file again, FileZilla will prompt me with a "Selected file already being edited" dialogue, even though the window I was editing the file in was closed.

These dialogues are preventing me from using FileZilla3 like a basic "file-manager" system. Is there any way to disable these behaviours? I searched the Preferences but couldn't find anything.

Also, it would be nice to have the OS command list (Print, Sent to..., Cut, Create Shortcut, Properties, etc...) added to the right click context menu of local files.

Regards,
Brian

Filezilla is not a file manager and not intended to be used as one.

No. It would lead to data loss in some cases. Only safe behavior is the current one. Search the forums for lengthy discussions about that issue.

Thank you for your response. I've been a loyal Fz user since early version 2 so naturally I would like to continue to use Fz3 because I am used to the layout of the features. I was very disappointed that Fz3 dropped the file-manager feature set which had been in Fz2. But because those features had been in Fz2 already, I'd been using Fz3 with the assumption they would be reinstated eventually.

Judging by the tone of your post, I now assume that these features will never return, correct? That's disheartening. But I guess now is a good time as ever to switch all my computers over to WinSCP, which does provide file-manager functionality. I will have to learn a new interface, but at least it behaves the way I need it to.

I wish the Fz team all the best in the future, however it is no longer developing in a direction that suits my needs.

To be honest, only botg knows, he's the only developer. What I told you is the current state, not the future one.

Please, I also want turn off this 'troublesome' box prompts, I lose many manhours on it and just to prevent me from 'accidents' from time to time.

Have I had this kind of accident? yes, one, two or three times.

And it has happened yet with the 'box prompts', why?

1. I have made the habit. Precisely because they are more often that I intentionally want to upload the file.
2. Also, must not be forgotten, while more annoying is a warning, unless you pay attention the next time it appears.
3. Also while more times the warning was "false warning" have less seriousness next time.

The time lost repairing those accidents is much less than the time lost with the boxprompt every time it wasn't necessary.

Also, repair this accident isn't complicated, just do Ctrl + Z in the editor, save and re-upload.

Doesn't take longer than one second to tab into FileZilla, click yes and then tab back. Many = more than a dozen. So you have already uploaded file changes more than 40k times. I doubt that.

some seconds x many times = ...


Want to bet?

I do many changes daily, I must test in live, multiplied by ~3 seconds + the clicks to switch windows + clicks for box prompt, it's more nuisance than you want.

I just want an option to disable this box because I don't need this, nor i want it, this don't protect me anything except annoy.

Thanks for thinking about you think is best for the user, but in my case this isn't best for me.

SSH into the server and use vim on the console? That way the whole file won't even be on your local system at all.

But the built-in "protection" doesn't account for files you don't want to upload to server (unless I'm missing something).

For example...if you are a flash developer, you edit the .fla file and then generate the .swf file. I only want to upload the .swf file (no point in crowding your web server with hefty .fla files). So when I go to filezilla, I get a dialogue box for the .fla file every single time...and I NEVER want to upload the .fla. I suppose some sort of cloaking feature would help eliminate this obstacle...but I would prefer to disable the "File has changed" feature all together. I would imagine people working in photoshop would have the same problems with psd files versus the jpg they wish to upload.

Oh well...I will have to find another program, because I cannot say no no no no no no no no no no....all day. I've already done it 10 times in an hour since updating FZ. I know you aren't bothered by my finding another program because of it being free and all, but I thought the developer might want to consider that perspective.

If you really want to , you can edit the source file and compile the app.
Look in : edithandler.cpp and edit the code under "// File has changed, ask user what to do". It's easy.

I still don't get it developers. Such a great app with no disable feature for this kind of thing. Come ON.

Thanks for that -- I'm glad I checked back!

I've compiled a new version without that message.
Go to my Blog to download the 3.2.4 working FileZilla.app file.

But, please note that botg wrote about it: markuszeller, your build is dangerous. It _will_ cause data corruption.
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Hi,

I'm also suffering from this dialog and like an option in the preferences to disable it. I keep downloading reports off our FTP, then opening them, and everytime I do, it asks if I want to upload my report back to the server. Which I would never want to do.

It seems like FileZilla is only intended for uploading, why is that? Doesn't anyone use FTPs for downloading only? or is this really abnormal?

I just found these postings. I am floored, and not pleasantly. I, too, have been a long-time user of FileZilla. Unfortunately this unwanted pop up box is a serious flaw in this version. I never automate file transfers as I work on 7 different sites at any given time. I upload, I download, I mix it up. I KNOW my files are changed as I am the one changing them! If this unexpected "announcement" is never to be removed or be "controllable" in some way by the user, then this product is no longer of use for me. I am not happy with WinSCP but at least I won't damage my files by accidentally clicking on that useless message box, nor waste a massive amount of "seconds" which translates into seriously lost time.

It is a sad day when a great software goes bad, and not from bad programming, but from bad planning.

It saddens me that nobody understands the problem.