Many dotPhoto members — especially newspapers and professional photographers — asked us to fix the FTP upload function, which has been unusable since earlier this year. FTP is working again. It is a very easy way to get your photos into your dotPhoto account. Here’s now:
First, you’ll need to an FTP client application on your computer (you may already have one; if not, see below). In your FTP client, just set the hostname to ftp.dotphoto.com. The username and password will be the same as you use on dotPhoto.
You can use just about any FTP package. If you don’t already have one, we recommend the following:
- Apple Macintosh: We recommend Fetch FTP, which is available here: http://fetchsoftworks.com/ It’s free to try, and $29 to buy.
- MS Windows: We recommend WinSCP, which is available under a free license here: http://winscp.net/eng/download.php
After you have uploaded your files to dotPhoto, you’ll see a new album in your account called “FTP.” You can rename it as desired, by clicking on the Organize button on the left and then choosing Album Settings.
