You can use the Auto FTP Manager Scheduler to watch the PC folder. It can automatically start transferring when files are created, updated or deleted from the watched folder. Follow the steps to configure schedule: To create automated transfer profile, click File >> New Connection Profile. Select connection profile type as Automated Profile and enter FTP details. Navigate to next page and look for Actions Rule section. Select the option for downloading files. Now, from Schedule Transfers section and click on Configure button. Select Perform Automated transfer option and schedule type as On Folder Change. Browse for the PC folder you want to monitor. Select Deleted checkbox to monitor for deletions in the PC folder. Set the waiting time with the help of the Wait {N} minutes before starting transfer option. Now, when a file is deleted from the watched folder, Auto FTP Manager will wait for the selected time interval and start downloading files from the server. [image: AFMpost5656.jpg] This schedule gets invoked whenever file gets deleted from the selected PC folder.

The scheduler in Auto FTP Manager allows you to automatically run transfers. To run the transfer when Windows is logged off, you have to configure the schedule with a Windows user and password. To configure the schedule to run as a service, right click on the schedule and select the Edit Schedule option. Next, enable the option Login to run the schedule even if your system is logged off. Enter the Windows password and click the OK button. [image: AFMpost5641.jpg] Now the automated transfer will start at the scheduled time even when Windows is logged off.

You can easily exclude image files from getting downloaded using the advanced Filters option in Auto FTP Manager. To configure filters, select the automated transfer profile, click Profiles >> Edit Profile option. Go to the 'Specify Automated Transfer Settings' page and click the Configure button under the ‘File and Folder Filters’ section. [image: AFMpost5628.jpg] Next, on the Configure Filters dialog, select the ‘File Type’ checkbox. Enter the image file extensions and click on the 'Exclude' button. This will add the extensions in the Exclude list on the right. [image: AFMpost5628_1.jpg] Now, when you start the automated transfer, manually or through a schedule, the image files will not be downloaded.

You can minimize the Auto FTP Manager user interface to the system tray. This will hide it from the screen. Click on the ‘Settings’ icon in the top right corner of Auto FTP Manager. On the General settings tab, select ‘On Application close, minimize Auto FTP Manager to system tray’. The application will be minimized to the system tray when you close it. All your transfers and ongoing processes will continue to run in the background. In order to restore the program, click on the application icon in the system tray. [image: AFMpost5609.jpg] You can also select the ‘On Application launch, minimize Auto FTP Manager to system tray’ option to keep the application running in the background on launch.

You can transfer just the files updated in the last 2 days by using the file and folder filters in Auto FTP Manager. To configure the Filter, right click on the Automated Transfer profile and select the ‘Edit Profile’ option. Navigate to the Action rules page, click on the ‘Configure’ button under the ‘File and Folder Filters’ section. [image: AFMpost5591.jpg] Choose the ‘Modification Date’ filter type and make the changes as shown below. Click on the OK button to save the settings. [image: AFMpost5591-2.jpg] When you start the automated transfer, the files which are changed in the last 2 days will be downloaded.

Auto FTP Manager can move or delete the files from the source after the transfer completes. First, create an Automated Transfer Profile. In Auto FTP Manager go to the File menu and select ‘New Connection Profile’ option. Choose ‘Automated Profile’ and click on the next button. [image: AFMpost5581-1.jpg] Enter the connection information, URL, username, password and port number, etc. On the next page you can set the action rules for the automated transfer. Tick the ‘After Transfer’ check box and select the ‘Move’ or ‘Delete’ option from the drop down as required. If you want to move files to another location, then specify the folder path using the ‘Location’ button. Click on the Next button to enter the profile name and finish the settings. [image: AFMpost5581-2.jpg] Whenever you run the automated transfer, the files will be uploaded to the server and removed from your PC folder.

You can select your files and add them to Auto FTP Manager's transfer queue and then start the files transfer with a click. The first step is to create a connection profile. Go to the File menu and select the New Connection Profile option. Choose the ‘Quick Connect’ connection profile and click on the Next button. Enter FTP address, username, etc to make the connection with the FTP server and click Next. [image: FTP_details.png] You will see the File Manager list view showing all files and folders present in the directory location. Drag the files from the File Manager and drop them in the transfer queue or right click on any file / folder and select the ‘Add to Transfer Queue’ option. The transfer Queue lists the files and folders which are ready for transfer. You can review the file list here. When ready, click on the ‘Start’ button to begin the transfer. [image: AFMpost5547.jpg]

Auto FTP Manager allows you to automatically transfer files at specified time using Schedule Transfers. You have to create Automated profile for auto downloading files from FTP server and then create schedule for that profile. To create automated transfer profile, click File >> New Connection Profile. Select connection profile type as Automated Profile and enter FTP details. Navigate to next page and look for Actions Rule section. Select the option for downloading files. Now, look for Schedule Transfers section and click on Configure button. [image: AFMpost5534_2.jpg] Select Perform Automated transfer option and schedule type as Daily. Enter Start date and time. You can select morning time here. The schedule will run every day at specified time and files will be transferred automatically. [image: AFMpost5534_3.jpg] Note: You can also run your schedule even if system is logged off. Just enable the option Login to run the schedule even if your system is Logged Off. When you enable this option, you need to specify Windows password.

Auto FTP manager allows you to automatically transfer files at specified date and time using Schedule Transfers. You have to create Automated profile for transferring files from FTP server and then create schedule for that profile. To create automated transfer profile, click File >> New Connection Profile. Select connection profile type as Automated Profile. [image: AFMpost5521.jpg] Enter FTP details such as FTP address, port number, username and password. Navigate to next page, look for Action rules section and select the transfer actions. Under Schedule Transfers section, click on Configure button. Select Perform Automated transfer option and schedule type as Weekly. Specify Start date and time and select Thursday as the day of the week for transferring files. [image: AFMpost5521_2.jpg] The schedule will run every week on Thursday at specified time and files will be transferred to destination automatically.

Auto FTP Manager allows you to overwrite the file on the destination if the size has changed. First, you have to create an Automated profile from File >> New Connection Profile. Select connection profile type as Automated Profile. [image: AFMpost5521.jpg] On the next page, enter FTP details such as FTP address, port number, username and password. Navigate to the next page, look for Action rules section and select the transfer actions. Set Conflict resolution to Overwrite if date/size is different. Click Next button, enter profile name and finish the settings. [image: Automated-Transfer-Rules.png] Now, whenever you will start automated transfer, files on the destination will be replaced with files on the source if the size has changed.

Using the File and Folder Filters in Auto FTP Manager, you can skip the download of large files from FTP server. To configure settings for Files and Folders filter, you have to create an Automated transfer profile. Click File >> New Connection Profile. Select connection profile type as Automated Profile. [image: AFMpost5521.jpg] On next page, enter all the details required to connect to FTP server including FTP address, username and password. On the Action rules page, select the transfer action for downloading the files. Now, look for Files and Folders filters section and click Configure button. Select File Size filter and set it to Exclude file size Greater than 'N' MB. Click Ok button to save these settings. Move to next page, enter profile name and click on Create button. [image: AFMpost5496.jpg] Right click on the profile name and select Start Automated transfer option. The files having the size greater than the specified file size will not be downloaded.

Auto FTP Manager allows you to download the latest files automatically using the Modification Date filter. To download files from the FTP server automatically, you have to create an automated transfer profile from File >> New Connection Profile. Select action rule for downloading the files. To add filters for your automated transfer profile, go to the Files and Folder filters section and click Configure button. Select the Modification Date filter type. Set this option to Include files that have changed ‘Today’ or ‘In the Last’ few hours/ minutes. For example- Transfer files that have changed in the last 10 minutes. [image: AFMpost5483.jpg] To automate the transfer process, configure a schedule for this profile. Look for Schedule Transfers section and select the schedule type as Daily. Set a schedule to repeat after every N days / hours / minutes. Click Ok to save these settings. Navigate to the next page and finish the settings. The recent files will be automatically downloaded from the FTP server whenever schedule gets invoked.

The scheduler in Auto FTP Manager allows you to automatically transfer files from a folder when any file within the specified folder gets updated, modified or deleted. To configure the schedule for an automated transfer profile, right click on the profile name and select Edit Profile option. Move to the action rules page, look for the Schedule Transfers section and click on Configure button. Select On folder change option and browse the folder you want to keep watch on. Make sure you have selected the same PC folder location which you have selected while creating the automated transfer profile. You can also set the waiting period after the change is made using the Wait ‘N’ minutes before starting transfer option. [image: AFMpost5469.jpg] If any modification is done on the selected folder, then On folder change schedule will be invoked and files will be transferred automatically.

Using Auto FTP Manager, you can receive notifications for all transfers or failed transfers. You can choose to save transfer report on PC or Network drive, FTP server or Email. To receive an alert notifications, you have to create an automated transfer profile. Go to File >> New Connection Profile. Choose source and destination for transfer and select connection profile type as Automated Profile. [image: AFMpost5521.jpg] On the next page, provide FTP address, authentication details required to connect to the FTP server. On action rules page, select uploading or downloading action for file transfer. Under the ‘On completion of transfer’ section, select the Save or Send Transfer Report and click on Configure button. By default the ‘Save report when an automated transfer has failures’ option is selected. From ‘Save location’ drop down list, select the Email option. Enter the email address and the mail server details. Send test email to verify the email settings. Click OK to save these settings and create the profile. [image: Transfer_Report_Settings.png] Whenever you start the automated transfer manually or on a schedule and transfer failure occurs, you will receive transfer report by an email.

Using the scheduler in Auto FTP Manager, you can automatically transfer files on alternate days. To add a schedule, you have to create an automated transfer profile. Click File >> New Connection Profile. Select connection profile type as Automated Profile. [image: AFMpost5521.jpg] On next page, enter all the FTP server details required to make a connection. On the Action rules page, select the transfer action. Under the Schedule Transfers section, click on the Configure button to add a new schedule. Select schedule type as Daily. Enter start date and time, then set the Repeat interval for 2 days. Click Ok to save these settings. Navigate to next page and create the profile. [image: AFMpost5446.jpg] The schedule will run at a specified date and time and file will be transferred automatically on alternate days.

In Auto FTP Manager, you can transfer recently updated files based on modification date and time with the help of File filters. To configure the settings for filters, you have to create an automated transfer profile. Click File >> New Connection Profile. Select connection profile type as Automated Profile. [image: AFMpost5521.jpg] On the next page, enter all the FTP server details required to establish a connection. On the Action rules page, select the transfer action. Click on the Configure button under the ‘File and Folder Filters’ section and select Modification date filter type. Set it to Include files that have changed In the last 1 hour. Click Ok to save these settings. Navigate to next page and create the profile. [image: AFMpost5431.jpg] Whenever the automated transfer is performed, only the files that have changed within last 1 hour will be transferred.

Auto FTP Manager allows you to exclude folders from the transfer. You can configure this setting from the Filters dialog. Select the folders to exclude checkbox and click on ‘Exclude folders’ button to choose the folders you don't want to include. Excluded folders are not transferred. You can use this option to exclude the folders for both source and destination. [image: AFMpost5421.jpg]

You can use the action rules in Auto FTP Manager to remove files that do not exist on the FTP server. While creating an automated transfer profile, specify the action rule to transfer files from FTP server to the local folder location and also check the box to delete files from a local folder location if they do not exist in the FTP location. Once you create the transfer profile you can add a schedule to automate the file transfers. The schedule will run at the configured time. Your files will be transferred and the files which are removed from the server will also be deleted from the local folder. [image: AFMpost5411.jpg]

Auto FTP Manager is designed so that technical knowledge about file transfers is not required. It is very easy to transfer your files using Auto FTP Manager and it can be used for simple manual file transfers. First, create a quick connect profile in Auto FTP Manager and connect to your FTP server. You can select the file you want to transfer and add it to the transfer queue before starting the transfer. If you are familiar with Windows Explorer to copy files, you can drag the file from Windows Explorer and drop on the ftp window. There is no limit to the number of FTP servers you can add to the Auto FTP Manager for manual file transfers using evaluation version. Feel free to use the evaluation version for all the manual file transfers you need to do. [image: new_connection.png]

You can schedule an automated transfer in Auto FTP Manager. The first step is to create an automated transfer profile for a PC to FTP transfer. You will need the FTP server's IP address, and the username and password. Once you have that all setup, use the test connection button to make sure the connection information is entered correctly. Next, add a schedule using the ‘Configure’ button under the ‘Schedule Transfers’ section. In your case, use a daily schedule to transfer files from the FTP server and set the schedule to repeat every hour. Once the schedule is configured, it will run at the set time, and the files will transfer automatically. You may also want to set the conflict resolution to rename the file by appending date and time if it already exists or to overwrite the existing file. [image: AFMpost5389.jpg]