# FTP File to Local

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ftp-file-to-local/88972>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** function-node\
**Created:** [26 June 2024 11:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ftp-file-to-local/88972 "2024-06-26T11:50:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![user1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/47e85d/32.png) [@user1234](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/user1234)\
**Post date:** [26 June 2024 11:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ftp-file-to-local/88972/1 "2024-06-26T11:50:39Z")

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Dear Community,

I am currently facing some challenges with FTP FileZilla and Node Red. Although it may seem like a simple task, I am encountering some difficulties. My objective is to relocate a folder from FTP to my local system and subsequently delete the FTP folder after the transfer is complete. Within this folder, there are pictures that are updated every 2 minutes with a timestamp corresponding to the image. Therefore, when transferring the data, any new pictures that are added to the FTP so i need only the added Data.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 June 2024 12:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ftp-file-to-local/88972/2 "2024-06-26T12:22:09Z")

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There are some FTP nodes, but I have had little success with them. One solution is to work out the command line commands to do what you want and then run those using exec nodes in node-red.

Do you really have to use FTP? There are often better alternatives.

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**Author:** ![user1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/47e85d/32.png) [@user1234](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/user1234)\
**Post date:** [26 June 2024 12:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ftp-file-to-local/88972/3 "2024-06-26T12:23:48Z")

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sadly yes 😥

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**Author:** ![AndrewBeasley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@AndrewBeasley](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AndrewBeasley)\
**Post date:** [26 June 2024 12:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ftp-file-to-local/88972/4 "2024-06-26T12:43:23Z")

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Can you use ncftp / lftp or WinSCP rather than FileZilla?

I would then drive these via a command line call using the Exec Node.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2024 12:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ftp-file-to-local/88972/5 "2024-09-24T12:43:29Z")

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