Site Options: Transfer

How to get to the Site Options Dialog

Each of the session options can be set for a site, a site folder, or for all sites.

Session options for a site or folder:

  • Prompt for destination file names. When you transfer a file, WS_FTP can display a prompt that shows you the proposed destination path and file name and allows you to change them.
  • Convert extensions. Select this option to enable the extension conversion rules set up for a per host (site) basis or as a program option for all files.
  • Force lowercase remote names. Some sites require file names to be in all lower case letters. Turn this on to have WS_FTP convert file names to all lower case as you transfer them.
  • Receive unique. This option makes sure that downloaded file names do not conflict with existing files in the destination folder. The new filename is determined by the WS_FTP client.
  • Send unique. This option makes sure that uploaded file names do not conflict with existing files if the site supports the FTP command, STOU. The new filename is determined by the site.
  • Update folders after transfer. Select this option to have WS_FTP refresh the directory listing after transfers are complete.
  • Preserve filetime on downloads. By default, when you transfer files, the file date and time are updated to the date and time of the download. You can change this by selecting this option, so that the date and time are preserved.
  • Preserve filetime on upload (MDTM support required). By default, when you transfer files, the file date and time are updated to the date and time of the upload. You can change this by selecting this option, so that the date and time are preserved.
    Note: This only works if the remote server allows it.
  • Skip unmodified files. Select this option to have WS_FTP compare file content between sites. The content is compared using the File Integrity algorithm settings. If the files are the same, no transfer occurs. If the files are not the same, they are updated to the target site(s).
    Note: This option compares files before transferring them and therefore may reduce the transfer speed.
    Note: If ASCII Transfer Mode, OpenPGP, Compression Mode, Append Mode or Local-to-Local transfer options are used, the Compare file content before transfer option is ignored.
  • Check transfer integrity. Select this option to have WS_FTP attempt to verify that transfers complete without errors. For more information, see Verifying Transfer Integrity. Also, see Program Options: File Integrity for information about file integrity algorithm options.
  • Maximum transfer connections. If you want WS_FTP to create multiple file transfer connections, enter the maximum number of additional connections you want to use. This option sets the number of connections for this site only. This option is used with multipart transfers.
    Note: This setting is also affected by two global settings found in Tools > Options > Transfers: Maximum number of concurrent transfers and Allow browsing while transferring.
    Note: You need to make sure that Maximum number of concurrent transfers is set to a high enough number to accommodate this site setting for Maximum transfer connections, and for any other site connections you have open.
    Note: Also, if you set the Maximum transfer connections value to 0, you cannot browse remote site directories while files are transferring because only one connection is available. Otherwise, if the Maximum transfer connections value is set to 1 or greater, you can browse remote site directories while files are being transferred if the Allow browsing while transferring option is selected.