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The solution I’m about to show you doesn’t exactly assign a drive letter to the FTP server, but it will essentially serve the same purpose as a drive. Through Windows Explorer you’ll have one-click access to your files. It is quite useful for webmasters.

Here are the steps:

1. Open My Computer / Windows Explorer and choose the “Map Network Drive” option.
For those using Windows Vista / Windows 7, the option is along the top toolbar
If you are using Windows XP, the option should be inside the “Tools” menu

2. Choose the option at the bottom that reads:
Vista/Seven: “Connect to a Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures”
XP: “Sign up for online storage or connect to a network server”

3. Click “Choose a custom network location”:

4. Enter in the FTP address for the site:

5. Enter the username for the FTP server (you will be prompted for the password when you connect):

6. Enter a name:

7. Finish up the wizard, and then you’ll be ready to connect! You’ll be prompted for the password the first time that you try and connect, but you can have the password saved after that if you wish.