FTP connects but can't save changes

[ObisiSalachi]

I came on board the other day. I thought I should try the free tier. I successfully logged in to ftp on a third party application.

It opens, however, on saving my file, I get an error “File not found”

Am I doing something wrongly?

[Greenreader9]

Welcome!

Try using a desktop FTP client like FileZilla to upload/download files from your website.

[KangJL]

@ObisiSalachi

however, on saving my file, I get an error “File not found”

Due to this??

Why are my files deleted after uploading them

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