Too Many files?

Hi
I have over 9000 images in a folder which I need to upload - I have three problems when using SmartFTP;
1. It frequently times out when uploading.
2. It cannot display the contents of this folder, it times out before it gets to display it, therefore I'm left not knowing which images have been uploaded.
3. I obviously can't take a backup of my site either - it would time out also.

I desperately need some help with this.
Thanks!

Use the global queue for up- / downloads instead of direct up- / downloads. Show the queue by pressing Ctrl-Q, drag & drop all the files you want to upload from your local disk to "Queue Source", then drag & drop the files from there to the remote folder. When the first "File already exists" dialog pops up, choose "Resume all". That should be it. The global queue automatically reconnects / resumes if the connection times out. Downloads via the gobal queue work very similar.

Thanks !
I may even change my sig to: "It's all there if you know where to look."