I want BitKinex to simultaneously DL and EC parts on the same file. This way, BitKinex can sustain the maximum number of parts and connections for the whole duration of the download. This way, I can sustain maximum download speed for the whole download duration.
This feature may not be necessary if other multi-part features I asked for are implemented instead.
The Name Conversions option seems to only work with files. I sync a large FTP site. Some of the directories contain colons (:) or question marks (?). These are invalid characters on the NTFS file system I am syncing to.
Everytime I sync I have to manually:
1. open the log to find the offending directory
2. browse to the directory
3. copy directory name
4. create local directory and remove offending character
5. transfer files from remote directory to locally renamed directory
6. repeat for every offending directory
If the part size is too large, it results in lots of time wasted to re-download large parts which could otherwise be much smaller.
The problem I have is with single connection downloads. Somehow the speed is reduced to a ridiculous number like 20Kbps. This is the primary reason I chose BitKinex. It allows 50 simultaneous connections which allows full speed download. But when it's a single file, the maximum number of parts is 20, which results in less than maximum speed.
Features I want:
Set min+max part size
Allow setting or increase max parts number to 50
BitKinex is pretty much the best free FTP client software. It's even better than some commercial clients I've tried. But these two features would really put BitKinex over the top. Did I convince you to add those features?
I have been using bitkinex for long time and I am pretty satisfied with the features its new release has. It will be really great if the future release of bitkinex has a feature to jump to the directory that we specify directly. It will be really helpful as we don’t need to browse along the directories to fins the directory we want to move to. It works on vCloud Director . There should be a window to enter the path of the directory and then by pressing a button, that directory should be opened. If that feature is included, bitkinex will become more awesome.
Some servers don't allow browsing, so I can't cd into the directory that I need to upload the files.
I'm looking for a way to specify a starting directory once it connects.
This is very critical in our use: the date gets updated to the date of copy when I upload a file to our Apache webdav server. Is this a configuration issue, or a feature missing from BitKinex or maybe from Apache?
It should copy date information, like Windows keeps when we copy any files.
A good PMP certification online bootcamp or seminar will provide you with enough information on project management that you can use to ace the test on the first try, something not many project managers are able to do
My users are able to connect to the server without being prompted to enter a valid user name and password. Bitkinex remembers their account information I guess and bypasses the login prompt. Since some of them are on a shared computer, I would like them to enter a user name and password each time they try to connect. How can this be done? They all have seperate accounts.
Thanks.
Especially useful with the Multipart FTP downloads, I am missing a way to see the combined transfer speed per file or transaction, and also therefore the estimated time remaining. There is only the overall download speed on the Status bar but would love to see a breakdown of this, for example in the Tooltip for the Active Requests list.
Every FTP data source should have individual "Firewall/Proxy" options. Of course these would Default to "Inherit Properties from parent" but could be overridden. I need this as external sites need to use my proxy but internal corporate FTP site must not, so at the moment I have to turn the global setting on and off depending on the site. This is one of the few functions in FileZilla that I miss with BitKinex.
This would also resolve another suggestion listed where someone wants a list of different proxys for different data sources.
This product is so much better than FileZilla FTP Client. With their continual refusal to adopt multipart download you should make the migration for new users really easy by supporting a Import of the FileZilla's XML server configurations. As it is I have loads of data to retype by hand :-(
It is kind-of disapointing that this good WebDAV client is missing the ability to handle one of the most important WebDAV features - metadata, or custom file properties. The metadata is there, you transfer the file directly to another WebDAV server, and the metadata is - gone! Of course, ability to see and edit metadata, besides not dropping it during file transfer, would be cool, too.
This is the feature packed SFTP client I was looking for...but it seems to be missing a few key features in relation to file editing. I noticed some one already mentioned easier editing, well here's the deal. Have a look at how the FileZilla handles file editing. Firstly, being able to associate the file type with a program inside the client is necessary. If the user chooses to simply open/view a file, that's when you use the systems default file associations. If the user chooses to edit a file, that's when the options set by the user in the BitKinex's settings should handle it.
Also, when the user has the local and remote file systems synchronized, if the user edits a local file and saves it, it should be automatically uploaded (preferably with a prompt to overwrite). When the use chooses to edit a remote file, it should be downloaded and saved as a temporary file on the users local system so multiple edits and saves can take place without having to reopen the file each time - each time the user makes changes to and saves the temporary file they're working on, prompt them asking whether they want to upload the new one, but don't delete the temp file unless they confirm they're finished editing.
EDIT: Better yet, instead of all the invasive prompts, use the active requests tab you already have. All you need to do is add a few nifty buttons which let you uploaded all files in the list which have had changes made to them, but don't delete the temp files or remove them from the active requests list. Add maybe a "clean up" button to remove any files that aren't changed or already uploaded. Lastly, add options in the context menu so you can remove or upload single files in the request list in the same way.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, all the options we need are there in the context menu. You just need to ask the user whether they are finished making changes when they choose the "continue" option. However, for people who don't want to manually uploaded the file each time they make changes, perhaps there can be an option in the BitKinex settings to upload files instantaneously when changes are detected. Being able to associate the file type with a program inside the client is still something I feel it needs. I'm having major trouble quickly and easily opening common file types in my favorite editors.
Here's the scenario:
I'm a developer working on php/html files in remote servers. In many cases, I login to the server, open the file for editing (usually a double click will do), edit the file in my preferred editor (which can be set in the application) & when I save it, the file get's automatically uploaded to the server.
Then I check if the changes fix the issue I'm trying to solve & if not, edit the opened file again & again save it in my editor (without needing to re-open from the server) & the file gets uploaded again automatically (on save).
I can't get this working properly in bitkinex, though it's worked wonderfully well in winscp for years. This would be the killer feature for me, a simple upload on save feature that works without me needing to take any extra actions.
Thanks!
btw, for pure upload/download of large number of files & transfer speed, bitkinex is already the clear winner among sftp clients :) Continue the great work!
I would like to be able to map a WebDav connection I have defined in BitKinex as a Windows drive using the BitKinex WebDav Client. As far as I can tell, the Map Network Drive feature that is enabled in BitKinex is actually just using native windows drive mapping, which for WebDav is very error prone.
I have been looking for a fast SFTP client for a while with support for simultaneous connections. Seems to fit the bill. Thanks for a great piece of freeware that makes my life easier! I had a small interface criticism that I pointed out but I have warmed up to it so I edited my post and took it out. Sorry!
I just tried your product this evening. So far, so good... here's where I've tried:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit ed...
Uploading/working with a Linux based web server over SFTP/SSH port 22...
I wasn't sure, but it seems this is the only way to leave a comment.
Also, noticed you're running drupal - that's what I use for websites now... I love it... I'm not a big time designer, just a couple so far, but I switched from static sites to drupal..
Anyway, good product, First time I found something that so far seems may actually be better than FileZilla
Hi,
we have just fixed this problem in our development version. A new version (3.2.2) will be released within a week. It would be great if you could give it a try ;-)
Simultaneous error checking and downloading
I want BitKinex to simultaneously DL and EC parts on the same file. This way, BitKinex can sustain the maximum number of parts and connections for the whole duration of the download. This way, I can sustain maximum download speed for the whole download duration.
This feature may not be necessary if other multi-part features I asked for are implemented instead.
Name Conversions
The Name Conversions option seems to only work with files. I sync a large FTP site. Some of the directories contain colons (:) or question marks (?). These are invalid characters on the NTFS file system I am syncing to.
Everytime I sync I have to manually:
1. open the log to find the offending directory
2. browse to the directory
3. copy directory name
4. create local directory and remove offending character
5. transfer files from remote directory to locally renamed directory
6. repeat for every offending directory
Multi-part min+max part size, max parts number = 50
If the part size is too large, it results in lots of time wasted to re-download large parts which could otherwise be much smaller.
The problem I have is with single connection downloads. Somehow the speed is reduced to a ridiculous number like 20Kbps. This is the primary reason I chose BitKinex. It allows 50 simultaneous connections which allows full speed download. But when it's a single file, the maximum number of parts is 20, which results in less than maximum speed.
Features I want:
Set min+max part size
Allow setting or increase max parts number to 50
BitKinex is pretty much the best free FTP client software. It's even better than some commercial clients I've tried. But these two features would really put BitKinex over the top. Did I convince you to add those features?
Thank you
I have been using bitkinex
I have been using bitkinex for long time and I am pretty satisfied with the features its new release has. It will be really great if the future release of bitkinex has a feature to jump to the directory that we specify directly. It will be really helpful as we don’t need to browse along the directories to fins the directory we want to move to. It works on vCloud Director . There should be a window to enter the path of the directory and then by pressing a button, that directory should be opened. If that feature is included, bitkinex will become more awesome.
FTP directory
Some servers don't allow browsing, so I can't cd into the directory that I need to upload the files.
I'm looking for a way to specify a starting directory once it connects.
Multi-part uploading
Multi-part uploading (ftp/sftp) would be great.
Keep dates on WebDAV uploaded files
Hi,
This is very critical in our use: the date gets updated to the date of copy when I upload a file to our Apache webdav server. Is this a configuration issue, or a feature missing from BitKinex or maybe from Apache?
It should copy date information, like Windows keeps when we copy any files.
Thanks,
Ferenc
Better multi-part handling
Assembling multi-part transfer direct to disk without trying to load it all in memory.
External tools/plugins a la "Total Commander"
The tools should be setup into BitKinex by the user, I think BitKinex should'nt be based on the system defaults handlers to manage the files.
Tools:
Plugins:
A good PMP certification
A good PMP certification online bootcamp or seminar will provide you with enough information on project management that you can use to ace the test on the first try, something not many project managers are able to do
How to require users to enter user name and password every time
My users are able to connect to the server without being prompted to enter a valid user name and password. Bitkinex remembers their account information I guess and bypasses the login prompt. Since some of them are on a shared computer, I would like them to enter a user name and password each time they try to connect. How can this be done? They all have seperate accounts.
Thanks.
I agree... would love to see
I agree... would love to see the combined transfer speed of all the threads.
Overall FTP transfer speed, and time remaining
Especially useful with the Multipart FTP downloads, I am missing a way to see the combined transfer speed per file or transaction, and also therefore the estimated time remaining. There is only the overall download speed on the Status bar but would love to see a breakdown of this, for example in the Tooltip for the Active Requests list.
Data Source option to "Use proxy" (or not)
Every FTP data source should have individual "Firewall/Proxy" options. Of course these would Default to "Inherit Properties from parent" but could be overridden. I need this as external sites need to use my proxy but internal corporate FTP site must not, so at the moment I have to turn the global setting on and off depending on the site. This is one of the few functions in FileZilla that I miss with BitKinex.
This would also resolve another suggestion listed where someone wants a list of different proxys for different data sources.
Data Source import from FileZilla
This product is so much better than FileZilla FTP Client. With their continual refusal to adopt multipart download you should make the migration for new users really easy by supporting a Import of the FileZilla's XML server configurations. As it is I have loads of data to retype by hand :-(
Missing metadata handling
It is kind-of disapointing that this good WebDAV client is missing the ability to handle one of the most important WebDAV features - metadata, or custom file properties. The metadata is there, you transfer the file directly to another WebDAV server, and the metadata is - gone! Of course, ability to see and edit metadata, besides not dropping it during file transfer, would be cool, too.
https SNI support
we use gnutls on our https server and the wrong cert is sent from the server because bitkinex does not support SNI. Please add SNI support
proxy servers list
I'm uploading files to a server that is connected directly to the Internet, but I'm uploading from different sites that are behind different proxy's.
It'd be nice to be able to define more then one proxy server (to have a list of proxy servers and be able to choose between them).
File Editing
This is the feature packed SFTP client I was looking for...but it seems to be missing a few key features in relation to file editing. I noticed some one already mentioned easier editing, well here's the deal. Have a look at how the FileZilla handles file editing. Firstly, being able to associate the file type with a program inside the client is necessary. If the user chooses to simply open/view a file, that's when you use the systems default file associations. If the user chooses to edit a file, that's when the options set by the user in the BitKinex's settings should handle it.
Also, when the user has the local and remote file systems synchronized, if the user edits a local file and saves it, it should be automatically uploaded (preferably with a prompt to overwrite). When the use chooses to edit a remote file, it should be downloaded and saved as a temporary file on the users local system so multiple edits and saves can take place without having to reopen the file each time - each time the user makes changes to and saves the temporary file they're working on, prompt them asking whether they want to upload the new one, but don't delete the temp file unless they confirm they're finished editing.
EDIT: Better yet, instead of all the invasive prompts, use the active requests tab you already have. All you need to do is add a few nifty buttons which let you uploaded all files in the list which have had changes made to them, but don't delete the temp files or remove them from the active requests list. Add maybe a "clean up" button to remove any files that aren't changed or already uploaded. Lastly, add options in the context menu so you can remove or upload single files in the request list in the same way.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, all the options we need are there in the context menu. You just need to ask the user whether they are finished making changes when they choose the "continue" option. However, for people who don't want to manually uploaded the file each time they make changes, perhaps there can be an option in the BitKinex settings to upload files instantaneously when changes are detected. Being able to associate the file type with a program inside the client is still something I feel it needs. I'm having major trouble quickly and easily opening common file types in my favorite editors.
Regards,
Jacob D Bruce
Simpler remote file editing
Here's the scenario:
I'm a developer working on php/html files in remote servers. In many cases, I login to the server, open the file for editing (usually a double click will do), edit the file in my preferred editor (which can be set in the application) & when I save it, the file get's automatically uploaded to the server.
Then I check if the changes fix the issue I'm trying to solve & if not, edit the opened file again & again save it in my editor (without needing to re-open from the server) & the file gets uploaded again automatically (on save).
I can't get this working properly in bitkinex, though it's worked wonderfully well in winscp for years. This would be the killer feature for me, a simple upload on save feature that works without me needing to take any extra actions.
Thanks!
btw, for pure upload/download of large number of files & transfer speed, bitkinex is already the clear winner among sftp clients :) Continue the great work!
I concur
I would like the ability to map each of my webdav connections to a windows drive letter and for them to be mapped when BitKinex starts up
We will have a look at it ...
Thank you for your comment. We will try to find out how this feature could be implemented.
Mapping of WebDav Drives
I would like to be able to map a WebDav connection I have defined in BitKinex as a Windows drive using the BitKinex WebDav Client. As far as I can tell, the Map Network Drive feature that is enabled in BitKinex is actually just using native windows drive mapping, which for WebDav is very error prone.
Seems great so far
I have been looking for a fast SFTP client for a while with support for simultaneous connections. Seems to fit the bill. Thanks for a great piece of freeware that makes my life easier! I had a small interface criticism that I pointed out but I have warmed up to it so I edited my post and took it out. Sorry!
No issues so far...
I just tried your product this evening. So far, so good... here's where I've tried:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit ed...
Uploading/working with a Linux based web server over SFTP/SSH port 22...
I wasn't sure, but it seems this is the only way to leave a comment.
Also, noticed you're running drupal - that's what I use for websites now... I love it... I'm not a big time designer, just a couple so far, but I switched from static sites to drupal..
Anyway, good product, First time I found something that so far seems may actually be better than FileZilla
Keep up the good work!
UTF-8 URI encoding fixed
Hi,
we have just fixed this problem in our development version. A new version (3.2.2) will be released within a week. It would be great if you could give it a try ;-)
WebDAV UTF-8 bug?
I using Japanese folder name.
display oK
bad not into folder.
http://foobar.com/日本語
(UTF-8 %E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E)
explorer log
PROPFIND /%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E HTTP/1.1" 207 945 "-" "Microsoft Data Access Internet Publishing Provider DAV 1.1"
BitKinex log
PROPFIND /%D7%A5%DC%AC%CA%9E/ HTTP/1.1" 404 227 "-" "BitKinex/3.2"