{"id":4097,"date":"2026-05-07T09:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web?post_type=faq&#038;p=4097"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:46:32","slug":"how-can-i-switch-to-the-new-ftp","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/faq\/how-can-i-switch-to-the-new-ftp","title":{"rendered":"How can I switch to the new FTP?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We updated our FTP system, which means you\u2019ll need to adjust the corresponding login credentials in your FTP program or for your Lightroom Plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll find your new login details in your account settings under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/user\/settings#ftp\">FTP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">First Step ist always to create a new login<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on Create Your FTP Login<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1632\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.23@2x.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.23@2x.png 1632w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.23@2x-1280x413.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.23@2x-960x309.png 960w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.23@2x-768x248.png 768w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.23@2x-1536x495.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At the top, you can use the toggle to switch between the connection types FTPS and SFTP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The password is only shown <strong>once<\/strong> at the beginning, so it\u2019s important to you <strong>save it immediately.<\/strong> Alternatively, you can also reset it at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>!! IMPORTANT<\/strong>: if you are using the <strong>Lightroom Plugin<\/strong> you need to use <strong>SFTP<\/strong> as the connection type and <strong>port 22<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1118\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.54@2x-1118x1080.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.54@2x-1118x1080.png 1118w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.54@2x-745x720.png 745w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.54@2x-559x540.png 559w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.54@2x-768x742.png 768w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.54@2x-1536x1484.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.02.54@2x.png 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">The second step is to change the login data in your used programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lightroom Classic<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click \u201cExport\u201d in the bottom left corner of Lightroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1684\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.29.55@2x-1-1684x1080.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.29.55@2x-1-1684x1080.png 1684w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.29.55@2x-1-1123x720.png 1123w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.29.55@2x-1-842x540.png 842w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.29.55@2x-1-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.29.55@2x-1-1536x985.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanShot-2026-05-07-at-10.29.55@2x-1-2048x1313.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the settings for the FTP file transfer: To do this, select Export to: picdrop FTP Upload from the drop-down menu at the top. At the bottom right in the FTP Server area, click on the menu for the destination server (Zielserver). And click Edit \u2026 In the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1847\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-13-1847x1080.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-13-1847x1080.png 1847w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-13-1232x720.png 1232w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-13-924x540.png 924w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-13-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-13-1536x898.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-13.png 2032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1847px) 100vw, 1847px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Update the preset for the FTP file transfer: Enter the username and password from the FTP settings here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1847\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-14-1847x1080.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-14-1847x1080.png 1847w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-14-1232x720.png 1232w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-14-924x540.png 924w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-14-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-14-1536x898.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-14.png 2032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1847px) 100vw, 1847px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Attention<\/strong>: Do not click OK yet, but first click on Preset: picdrop (edited) and\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1847\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-15-1847x1080.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-15-1847x1080.png 1847w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-15-1232x720.png 1232w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-15-924x540.png 924w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-15-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-15-1536x898.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-15.png 2032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1847px) 100vw, 1847px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2026 select the last item in the drop-down menu, Update Preset \u201cpicdrop\u201d, klick ok\u2192 done!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">FTP Clients<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cyberduck:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the picdrop data table with FTPS &#8211; Port 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on the existing server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click \u201cEdit Bookmark\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the new login credentials (security protocol: FTP-SSL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect to the server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FileZilla:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the picdrop data table with SFTP &#8211; Port 22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201cFile\u201d and \u201cSite Manager\u201d in the top left corner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the existing server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the new login credentials (SFTP and port 22)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click \u201cConnect\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transmit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the picdrop data table with FTPS &#8211; Port 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on the connection \u2192 \u201cEdit\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the new login credentials (FTP with TLS\/SSL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click \u201cSave\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Forklift:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the picdrop data table with FTPS &#8211; Port 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on the saved connection \u2192 \u201cEdit\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the new login credentials (FTP TLS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click \u201cSave\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Camera upload via FTP:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>If you upload your images <strong>directly from your camera<\/strong> to picdrop, we recommend using our <strong>Live Push feature<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find all information about it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/faq\/live-push\">https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/faq\/live-push<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"template":"","faq-category":[38,32],"class_list":["post-4097","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-category-lightroom","faq-category-advanced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/4097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-category?post=4097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}