Bookmarks are one of the most powerful – and easy to use – features in Cyberduck. A bookmark is just like a bookmark in a web browser: it stores the details of an FTP connection so you can easily reconnect. What's more, you can create a bookmark with an active connection.

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If you are already connected to an FTP server, it's a snap to create a bookmark. With the Browser window open:

1. Click the 'Bookmarks' menu.
2. Select 'New Bookmark'.
3. Fill in a nickname for the bookmark.

Yes – You just created a bookmark in fewer mouse clicks than you have fingers on your hand!

If you aren't connected, you can still create a bookmark. Here's what it might look like with your ExaVault account:

1. From the Bookmark menu, select New Bookmark.
2. Fill in the details for your ExaVault account
   • Protocol: SFTP
   • Server: bobsmith.exavault.com
   • Username: bobsmith
   • Password: (Mind your passwords in public places!)

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To access your Cyberduck bookmarks, simply click the Bookmarks toggle button on the toolbar. Bookmarks will appear in place of the Browser window in Cyberduck.

There are several ways to use Cyberduck's bookmarks. Some of them are really neat – clearly Cyberduck's developers have put some thought into the interface.

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It's really easy to use a bookmark to connect: Just double click on the bookmark

But that's not the only way:

1. Drag the bookmark to your desktop (or a folder in Finder / Windows Explorer)
2. Double-click on the bookmark in Finder / Windows Explorer to connect.

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Suppose you have clients or friends who also use Cyberduck. You can create a bookmark and send it to them in an email. Then they can connect painlessly as well!

1. Create the bookmark as described above.
2. Attach the bookmark file in an email. (A Cyberduck bookmark is simply an XML file.)
3. Have the recipient of your email save the attachment.
4. Have them double-click on the bookmark to connect to your account.

Exporting bookmarks is especially helpful with your ExaVault sub-accounts:

1. Create the bookmark as described above.
2. Use the sub-account's username and password.
3. Export the bookmark and send it to another Cyberduck user whom you want to give access.

There are a couple of other features about Cyberduck's bookmarks that are worth mentioning:

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It's super easy to edit a bookmark in Cyberduck:

1. Select the bookmark in the Bookmarks window.
2. Click the Edit button in the lower toolbar.

The Path box specifies a folder on the server that you want to automatically navigate to when you connect.

For example, if you have a drop-box sub-account on your ExaVault FTP account, you could create a bookmark that will automatically navigate to the drop-box folder.

The Download Folder specifies the folder on your computer that you would like to automatically download files to. One of the alternate ways (not mentioned previously) to download files is:

1. Select the file(s) to download.
2. Click the File Menu and select Download.

When using this method to download, the Download Folder in the bookmark will be where files are downloaded to.

Cyberduck is pretty darn smart. Cyberduck automatically detected that the ExaVault servers will time stamp files with UTC (also known as GMT). However, different FTP servers may have their timestamps set differently. If you need to be explicit about what timezone your FTP server uses, this is the place you will edit it.

There's lots more to Cyberduck than what has been covered in this guide. If you'd like to find out more of what Cyberduck offers, you'll want to check out the extensive help file on the offcial website.