How to use your Public_FTP folder Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha 0 Minutes, 23 Seconds to Read On your account you may see in folder in file manager or FTP called the “public_ftp” folder. The public_ftp folder is only used for Anonymous Logins via FTP and is placed there by default. For security reasons, InMotion Hosting servers logins by FTP that are anonymus are blocked. Even though the folder is placed there by default it serves no purpose. You can delete the folder if you wish since it will not be used. Share this Article Carrie Smaha Senior Manager Marketing Operations Carrie enjoys working on demand generation and product marketing projects that tap into multi-touch campaign design, technical SEO, content marketing, software design, and business operations. More Articles by Carrie Related Articles Connect to SFTP for Shared Hosting Accounts Using FileZilla FTP Basics for Dedicated Servers Getting Started Guide: FTP Configuring your site in WS_FTP FTP Error – 421 Too Many Connections How to Setup FTP with FileZilla Easily Upload Content to Your Hosting Via FTP Connecting with SCP and SFTP How to FTP with Internet Explorer 7/8 Add a FTP site to your Windows favorites
