Solved Has Win Explorer's FTP Interface Changed?

mel2000

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I was trying to use Windows Explorer to wirelessly browse my Android folders with the ES File Explorer app. The app issued me the local ftp IP and port to connect. I also setup a username and password for the connection.

When I entered those credentials on Vista, Win Explorer displayed folders as usual and allowed the usual drag and drop and cut/paste features. However, with Win 8.1 the interface looks like an HTML web page where all my Android folders display as links, and files and folders can only be downloaded. Is there some configuration setting I'm missing to make it look the old way? Thanks.
 

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Who in the world uses Explorer for FTP. There are proper FTP programs out there. WinSCP for one.
 

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Nevermind. I found that there's a setting in Internet Options that needs to be set to display the familiar folder views.
Internet Options->Advanced->Browsing->"Enable FTP Folder View"
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP DV7-1135
    CPU
    2 GHz AMD Turion X2 RM-70 Dual-Core Mobile Processor
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.0” diagonal WXGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    ST9500325AS 500GB
    Toshiba Canvio 500GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Who in the world uses Explorer for FTP. There are proper FTP programs out there. WinSCP for one.
Win Explorer's FTP feature works fine for exploring my Android. No need to launch a 3rd party app since I usually have Explorer already open.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP DV7-1135
    CPU
    2 GHz AMD Turion X2 RM-70 Dual-Core Mobile Processor
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.0” diagonal WXGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    ST9500325AS 500GB
    Toshiba Canvio 500GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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