Synchronize Options

Select the options you want WS_FTP Synchronize to use.

  • Top level only - Select this option to have the locations synchronized on the top level only. All subdirectories will be ignored.
  • Show files/folders that won't be transferred - Select this option to have Synchronize display files with the No Action code in the Compare dialog.
  • Visual compare only (no transfer) - Select this option to have Synchronize populate the Compare dialog without executing the synchronize job. Once you are on the Compare dialog, you can make changes to what tasks the job will perform.
  • Show FTP conversation in log - Select this option to show the FTP conversation in the generated log file, as well as the log pane on the Compare dialog.
  • Perform case-insensitive comparisons - Select this option to have Synchronize ignore differences in upper and lower case filenames.
  • 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 Perform file content comparisons option is ignored.