# When I upload via FTP, only the folders and no contents upload

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/when-i-upload-via-ftp-only-the-folders-and-no-contents-upload/91369>\
**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [March 21, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/when-i-upload-via-ftp-only-the-folders-and-no-contents-upload/91369 "2024-03-21T09:26:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![esseff](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/esseff/32/47069_2.png) [@esseff](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/esseff)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/when-i-upload-via-ftp-only-the-folders-and-no-contents-upload/91369/21 "2024-03-23T10:37:12Z")

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and here…

The favicon jpg isn’t there at all, never mind there’s nothing in IMG, fonts, or CSS in htdocs.

 ![Screenshot 2024-03-23 at 10.35.30](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/0/2/0212e6333197c0340f6fcfc78c0bc7de07643a60.png)

Edit: And my FTP client shows it skipped those files.

 ![Screenshot 2024-03-23 at 11.07.42](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/3X/e/e/eebd20c27600f97bcf37929ff87cf94fbbb622c8.png)

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**Author:** ![esseff](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/esseff/32/47069_2.png) [@esseff](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/esseff)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/when-i-upload-via-ftp-only-the-folders-and-no-contents-upload/91369/22 "2024-03-23T12:01:37Z")

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I’ve found a workaround.

It seems it doesn’t like me using ‘sync’ mode when initially uploading the site. Unlike my previous hosting site where Sync just made the local folder match the hosted folder, with Infinity, I just have to transfer the contents over first, then I can use sync when there are changes. Not a big deal just not an obvious solution, at least for me anyway.

As long as it works I’m ok with the idiosyncracy.

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**Author:** ![Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/admin/32/36437_2.png) [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/when-i-upload-via-ftp-only-the-folders-and-no-contents-upload/91369/23 "2024-03-23T17:25:30Z")

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Hmm, that’s strange. Because “sync” isn’t a feature of FTP or our FTP server, but of your FTP client, which checks for itself which files have already been uploaded, and only uploads the new files. I can’t think of any way why that would differently with different hosting providers, but I don’t know exactly how Transmit implemented that functionality.

Regardless, if this is a workable solution for you, then all is good.

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**Author:** ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/when-i-upload-via-ftp-only-the-folders-and-no-contents-upload/91369/24 "2024-03-30T17:25:49Z")

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Closed on March 30, 2024, 5:25pm UTC

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