Why am I having trouble uploading files with Internet Explorer 7?
IE7’s FTP functionality is different from IE6. After you create your item, you’ll get to the checkout page where you receive a link to the FTP server to use for your upload. When you click that link in IE6, you are taken directly to screen that allows you to drag and drop your files to upload. In IE7, you’ll see a screen that lists files as links. You cannot drag and drop onto this screen. So, after you click the FTP link on our site, hit “page” > “open FTP in window,” wait for the error message, click “ok” and then select “file” > “login as”. Enter your archive email and password and the folder with the familiar icons appears. You can now drag and drop your files as usual. I just uploaded my files, and I got an error message that says there’s a problem with my metadata – but I haven’t added any metadata yet! When you create an item, we “check out” a directory for you to upload files into. When you’re done uploading, you “check in” the directory (by cicking a link on the check out page