Inaccessible files

I'm using SmartFTP to download files across a local network connecting my desktop and laptop computers. For some reason, some folder names on the server show up in the SmartFTP client window preceded by strings that look like 03:09, or 11:10. If I click on these folders, I'm notified that the path does not exist or the files are not available. I've looked at the folders on the server, and I can see no difference between these folders and those that show up normally and are accessible.

Does anyone have a clue as to what might be going on?

Please post a raw directory listing from this server. Menu "Commands->Show Raw Listing".

Thanks
-Mike

Here's a sample:

---------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 515 Jan 1 1980 Desktop.ini
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 4 2004 Flowers
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 4 2004 Slides
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Sep 28 2004 Adobe
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Dec 23 2004 Prints
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:35 1998
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:37 1999
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:38 2000
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:38 1963
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:39 1964
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:39 1965
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:40 1966
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:42 1967
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:43 1968
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:43 1969
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:44 1970
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:44 1971
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:45 1972
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:45 1973
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:45 1974
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1975
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1976
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1977
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1978
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1979
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1980
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1981
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1982
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1983
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1984
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1985
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1986
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1987
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1988
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1989
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1990
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1991
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1992
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1993
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:47 1994
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:49 1995
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:49 1996
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:50 1997
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:52 2005
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:54 2001
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 20:05 2002
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 20:11 2003
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 20:19 2004
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Mar 7 18:07 Transfer
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Apr 11 15:13 Kodak Pictures
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 4 2004 Miscellaneous
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Aug 11 2004 Old Photographs
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Nov 21 2004 Recovery of 2003 Photos

The folders with 19:35, 19:37, etc, preceding the file names (1998, 1999) are those that are not accessible.

Thanks,

Thanks. Please post a log of your FTP session as well.

-Mat

Here's the raw directory listing:

---------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 515 Jan 1 1980 Desktop.ini
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 4 2004 Flowers
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 4 2004 Slides
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Sep 28 2004 Adobe
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Dec 23 2004 Prints
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:35 1998
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:37 1999
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:38 2000
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:38 1963
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:39 1964
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:39 1965
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:40 1966
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:42 1967
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:43 1968
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:43 1969
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:44 1970
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:44 1971
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:45 1972
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:45 1973
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:45 1974
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1975
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1976
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1977
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1978
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1979
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1980
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1981
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1982
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1983
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1984
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1985
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1986
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1987
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1988
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1989
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1990
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1991
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1992
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:46 1993
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:47 1994
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:49 1995
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:49 1996
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:50 1997
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:52 2005
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 19:54 2001
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 20:05 2002
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 20:11 2003
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 21 20:19 2004
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Mar 7 18:07 Transfer
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Apr 11 15:13 Kodak Pictures
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Feb 4 2004 Miscellaneous
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Aug 11 2004 Old Photographs
d--------- 1 suddendeath22 suddendeath22 0 Nov 21 2004 Recovery of 2003 Photos

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And here's the session log that corresponds to how I got to that point:

SmartFTP v1.5.989.4
Resolving host name "192.168.0.2"
Connecting to 192.168.0.2 Port: 21
Connected to 192.168.0.2.
220- FTPshell Server Service (Version 3)
220
USER suddendeath22
331 User name okay, need password
PASS (hidden)
230 User logged in, proceed
SYST
502 Command not implemented
FEAT
502 Command not implemented
TYPE I
200 Command okay
REST 0
502 Command not implemented
PWD
257 "/" is current path
CWD /Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom/Desktop
250 Path changed to "/Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom/Desktop"
PWD
257 "/Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom/Desktop" is current path
PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,2,39,17)
Opening data connection to 192.168.0.2 Port: 10001
LIST -aL
150 File status okay; about to open data connection
2119 bytes transferred. (3.48 KB/s) (593 ms)
226 Closing data connection
CWD /Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom
250 Path changed to "/Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom"
PWD
257 "/Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom" is current path
PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,2,39,18)
Opening data connection to 192.168.0.2 Port: 10002
LIST -aL
150 File status okay; about to open data connection
1386 bytes transferred. (2.22 KB/s) (609 ms)
226 Closing data connection
CWD /Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom/My Documents
250 Path changed to "/Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom/My Documents"
PWD
257 "/Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom/My Documents" is current path
PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,2,39,19)
Opening data connection to 192.168.0.2 Port: 10003
LIST -aL
150 File status okay; about to open data connection
2534 bytes transferred. (4.16 KB/s) (594 ms)
226 Closing data connection
CWD /Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom/My Documents/My Pictures
250 Path changed to "/Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom/My Documents/My Pictures"
PWD
257 "/Documents and Settings/HP Authorized Custom/My Documents/My Pictures" is current path
PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,2,39,20)
Opening data connection to 192.168.0.2 Port: 10004
LIST -aL
150 File status okay; about to open data connection
3926 bytes transferred. (6.45 KB/s) (594 ms)
226 Closing data connection
PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,2,39,21)
Opening data connection to 192.168.0.2 Port: 10005
LIST -aL
150 File status okay; about to open data connection
3926 bytes transferred. (6.45 KB/s) (594 ms)
226 Closing data connection
NOOP
200 Command okay

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Ideas?

Thanks!

I uninstalled the old version and deleted SmartFTP files in Program Files and Application Data. I then installed the latest build.

The problem appears to be exactly the same as before.

It seems to be working just fine! Thank you very much!

Can you tell me what the problem was?

"Non-standard" output of the FTPShell server. The quotes because there is actually no standard of the LIST output. In server software developed today a standardized output MLST/MLSD is usually implemented.