Handle Existing Files (Transfer Mode)
You can set a transfer mode to specify how the FTP Client should handle transfer when a file with the same name already exists in the target location. The current transfer mode is indicated on the status bar next to the transfer method.
- From the Tools menu, point to If File Exists and then click the transfer mode you want to use.
| Append | Append the downloaded file to the destination file. This option is only available for transfers from the host. |
| Ask User | Open the Confirm File Replace dialog box to allow the user to decide what to do. |
| Cancel | The file transfer is canceled when a file with the specified name already exists. If the file is part of a wildcard set (files being transferred using wildcards or a string of filenames), no other files are transferred to the PC after a duplicate is found. |
| Overwrite | Overwrite the destination file. |
| Skip | Do not transfer this file. If additional files are specified for this transfer operation, continue with the next file. |
| Update | Overwrite the destination file only if the file being transferred is newer than the destination file. |
| Unique | Automatically create a unique name for the destination file. The names of any files that are renamed during the transfer operation are shown in the FTP command window. |
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In some circumstances, this setting is ignored. The value you specify using the If File Exists command applies only to transfers within the FTP Client. If you use drag-and-drop to transfer a file from a client display pane to your desktop or an open Windows Explorer window, Windows will always display a Confirm File Replace dialog box whenever a file exists, regardless of the FTP Client configuration. To take advantage of the currently configured option, always use Reflection panes for drag-and-drop transfers.
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