Anything we upload gets CHMOD to 700.
Any folder we make is CHMOD 700.
We can't change it.
We can't download those 700 files via FTP client.
Sometimes files and/or folders will disappear from view after we have uploaded a file or made a new folder.
Yes, we can always download via the http address but that doesn't help when we want to upload something again and find that the folder we just made can't be seen in filezilla or windows explorer.  If I need to try a different FTP client or you have an idea of what settings I need to change in Filezilla please let me know.

Files and folders that were in the FTP before it got moved (I assume) are CHMOD 777.
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from filezilla&#58;
Status&#58;	Starting download of /0skillz/taskmgr.exe.r
Command&#58;	TYPE I
Response&#58;	200 Switching to Binary mode.
Command&#58;	PASV
Response&#58;	227 Entering Passive Mode &#40;207,182,147,210,205,206&#41;
Command&#58;	RETR taskmgr.exe.r
Response&#58;	550 Failed to open file.
Error&#58;	Critical error
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You're using vsftpd... http://vsftpd.beasts.org/vsftpd_conf.html
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anon_umask
    The value that the umask for file creation is set to for anonymous users. NOTE! If you want to specify octal values, remember the &quot;0&quot; prefix otherwise the value will be treated as a base 10 integer!

    Default&#58; 077 

file_open_mode
    The permissions with which uploaded files are created. Umasks are applied on top of this value. You may wish to change to 0777 if you want uploaded files to be executable.

    Default&#58; 0666 


local_umask
    The value that the umask for file creation is set to for local users. NOTE! If you want to specify octal values, remember the &quot;0&quot; prefix otherwise the value will be treated as a base 10 integer!

    Default&#58; 077 [/code:1:233ea27392]
Is this where the problem lies?