The primary driver for removal was that native FTP lacks encryption, sending login credentials and data in plain text. While secure versions like FTPS and SFTP exist, Chrome never supported them natively.
Google noted that browser-based FTP usage was low enough that maintaining the complex, unencrypted code was no longer a viable investment. Ftp Client Chrome
Extensions like "sFTP Client" or "Shared Network Folder" can be added via the Chrome Web Store to provide a file management interface directly within a browser tab. The primary driver for removal was that native