Desktop Shortcuts to FTP, Cloud & NAS Folders
Put a shortcut on your desktop that opens straight into a folder on a remote server or cloud account - no browsing through the tree to get there.
Save time navigating by creating desktop shortcuts that open FTPie directly to your most-used folders. One click and you're right where you need to be.
Simple Shortcut Creation
Right-click any folder in FTPie to generate a desktop shortcut. When clicked, it launches FTPie and automatically navigates to that specific folder location.
Why Use Folder Shortcuts
- Save time - Skip manual navigation through folder trees
- Stay organized - Create shortcuts for all your active projects
- Easy access - Keep shortcuts on desktop or taskbar for instant access
Name your shortcuts clearly (like "Client X Project" or "Monthly Reports") and organize them in folders by category for even quicker access.
Folder shortcuts are perfect for your daily work folders, ongoing projects, or any directory you access frequently. A simple solution that saves clicks and time. Pair them with the dual-pane file manager for even faster file management.
What it does not do
A folder shortcut opens FTPie at a location - it does not mount the folder as a Windows drive letter, and other applications cannot browse it through Explorer as if it were local. If you need remote storage to appear as a drive to every program on the machine, that is a different kind of tool from a file manager.
Common questions
On your desktop, or anywhere else in Windows you choose to put it. Double-clicking it opens FTPie directly at that folder rather than at the last place you were browsing.
Yes. A shortcut can point at a folder on an FTP or SFTP server, a cloud account, a WebDAV endpoint, a NAS share or a local disk - anything FTPie can connect to.
No. FTPie does not mount storage as a Windows drive; the shortcut launches the app at a chosen path. Nothing is mirrored to your disk and no drive letter is taken up.
Favorites live inside FTPie, in a panel you reach once the app is open. A folder shortcut works from outside the app, so it is the faster way in when you are starting from the desktop.
Related
- Dual-pane file manager - Favorites and Recent Documents inside the app
- Upload from Windows Explorer - the other half of the shell integration
- All connections - every server, cloud and NAS you can point a shortcut at
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