Apple has apparently removed the GUI support to enable FTP server from OS X. However, you can still enable it from the terminal and can use it the way you like.

To start / enable ftp server in Mac OS X, simply type the following command in the Terminal.

sudo -s launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist

And to stop / disable it, type the following in the Terminal once again.

sudo -s launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist

Hope that helps.

Stay Digified!!
Sachin Khosla

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