IP Switch: WS FTP How to Move My Sites To a New Machine

I have had to do this numerous times. Here is the best way to do this (straight from IPSWITCH):

Start by doing a search on your computer for "original.ini" and "ws_ftp.ini". When you find these files, please open them and verify that your site information is listed. If so, you will want to copy the files from the old PC to the new PC and paste them in the appropriate directory (see below for options).

In version 2006 (thru 12.2), there is an option, Import Sites, in the Tools menu. Use the table below to determine where your site profiles are kept. Then, use the Site Import Wizard to import your sites.

On Windows2000 and on Windows XP sites are kept:
c:\documents and settings\user-name\application data\Ipswitch\Ws_ftp\Sites

If you are still not able to see your sites when you open WS_FTP, go back into the ws_ftp.ini file and be sure that there is no path after filename.

(Note: The "Application Data" folder in Windows 2000 and in XP is a hidden folder. You will need to show all Hidden files/folders in your Windows Explorer settings.)

For Example:

[MySites]
FILENAME=original.ini

NOT:

[MySites]
FILENAME=C:\WINNT\Profiles\your-name\Application Data\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites\original.ini

Version 6.0-6.51

All OS

C:\Program Files\WS_FTP

Original.ini and/or ws_ftp.ini

Version 7.0-7.04

98, ME

C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites

Original.ini and/or ws_ftp.ini

NT

C:\winnt\profiles\user-name\application data\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites

2000, XP

C:\documents and settings\user-name\application data\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites

Version 7.5-7.62

98, ME

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites

Original.ini and/or ws_ftp.ini

NT

C:\WINNT\Profiles\All Users\application data \Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites

2000, XP

C:\documents and settings\<username>\application data\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites

Version 8.0-9.x, 2006, 2007, 12+

98, ME

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites or,
C:\Windows\All Users\Application Data\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites Original.ini and/or ws_ftp.ini

NT

C:\WINNT\Profiles\All Users\application data \Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites

2000, XP, 2003

C:\documents and settings\<username>\application data\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites

Vista

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites

Version 12.2+

Win 7, Win 8, 2008

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\Sites

**NOTE**

If your sites do not exist in either original.ini or ws_ftp.ini, then you most likely created a folder to store your sites in. In this case, your sites will be stored in foldername.ini. 

More information can be found here.

How to Add Downloaded Kindle Files to the iPad Kindle App

If you have downloaded a Kindle eBook from a 3rd party then you have a .mobi file on your computer. To read this on your iPad iTunes has a built-in function through which you can transfer these files to your iPad like you would music or a video file.

Step 1: Connect your iPad to iTunes and let it finish doing its inital backup/sync etc.

Step 2: Click on iPad tab in the upper right hand corner (in my case, Luke's iPad)

Step 3: Click on the Apps Tab in the top row, and scroll down to File Sharing Section

Step 4: Click on the Kindle App and then choose Add.. in the lower right corner. 

Step 5: Now browse your computer to select the files that you have downloaded from your 3rd party (.mobi). When you select them they should appear in the window like below.

Step 6: Click Sync in the lower right corner.

Viola, your Books will now appear under the Devices Tab on your Kindle iPad App.

Error 404 Not Found - It Still Happens

This is still one of the leading calls that I get today (2014): "I tried to go to this website and I got a Error 404 Not Found. Is there something wrong with my computer?"

The answer: Not likely. 

An "Error 404 Not Found" is a HTTP status code that typically results from you the user trying to reach a webpage that does not exist on the server. This could have occurred for a variety of reasons, but the most likely are:

  • the website address or URL was entered incorrectly
  • the host has moved the page another location or URL.

Firstly, I would suggest trying to refresh the page pressing F5 or hitting the reload symbol on your browser. If this doesn't work look closely at the address in the address bar: is there an extra period or space that look out of place? See in the example how there is two periods before the html. This can cause a 404 error, as there should be only one period before the file extension.

If the host has moved the page, you just need to find the new URL. This is especially common if you bookmarked a specific page, and the host decided to switch systems. This may cause the file structure to change and thus the URL would no longer be valid. The best way to find the new URL would to be to proceed to the directory homepage and search from there. 

Other solutions:

If these 2 solutions did not work you can try to:

  • Clear your browser's file cache
  • Clear your browser's cookies