You can easily select the file types to transfer with Auto FTP Manager. If you have already created the Automated Transfer profile, then right click on the profile name from 'Profile List' and select the 'Edit Profile' option. Then go to the 'Transfer Rules' tab. [image: afm_config1.gif] Click on the 'Configure' button under 'Filters' section. Select 'File Type' option. You can use Exclude to prevent transfers or Include to select transfers of the file types as shown below. [image: afm_FiltType.gif] The file types which you have excluded will not be downloaded, but all other file types will. Any file types you have included will be transferred but nothing else.

Auto FTP Manager can easily be configured to download files at a scheduled time. Using filters you can also avoid the download of larger files. To configure the settings, create an Automated Transfer profile, and select the option to transfer from FTP server to PC folder. [image: Automated-Transfer-Rules.png] Click on the 'Configure' button under 'Filters' section, then select the second option 'File Size'. Choose 'I would like to Exclude file sizes greater than' and enter the value you need in MB or GB. [image: afm_FiltSize_.gif] Next, click on 'Configure' button under the 'Schedule' section and add a 'Daily' schedule to download files from the server every day. [image: afm_config2.gif] Every day the schedule will run and the files will be downloaded excluding the large files. You can create a second schedule to run at night for transferring the large files.

Yes, Auto FTP Manager can automatically retry connections. You can specify how many times you want to retry login if the login fails. Use 'Retry login x time(s) before aborting' option from 'Application setting' as shown in following image. [image: connection_settings.png] In addition, you can specify the time in seconds between each retries and how many minutes to wait before aborting.

You can automatically mirror the folder using Auto FTP Manager. First, Create an automated transfer profile to transfer files between a PC and an FTP folder. While creating a transfer profile, select the folder on the FTP server using the 'Browse' button. After creating the profile, right click on the profile name from 'Profile List' and select the 'Edit Profile...' option. Go to the transfer rules tab and select option to transfer files from FTP server as shown below: [image: afm_config3.gif] Next, click on the 'Configure' button under the 'Schedule' section on the transfer rules tab. Add a schedule with a custom interval of 1 hour. The schedule will run after every one hour and the files will be transferred from your server to a PC folder.

You can easily configure Auto FTP Manager to receive your file updates automatically. Follow these steps: Click on 'New Profile' icon from tool bar Select the PC-FTP server transfer type and select Automated Transfer Profile. Click Next. Browse for the PC folder location and click Next. Then enter FTP connection details such as FTP address, username, password, port number and enter root folder location. Click the Next button. On 'Action rules' select the 2nd check box for 'Transfer files from {FTP server name} to {PC_Path}' and uncheck other checkboxes if any are selected. [image: afm_config3.gif] Click on the 'Configure' button for 'Filters' and select modification date option to include files that have changed today. Click on 'Configure' button for 'Schedule' and create a daily schedule. [image: afm_config2.gif] Hit Next button, enter the profile name and click on the 'Finish' button. Now, you will be able to receive all the file updates every day on your PC.

You can download the required files by using the filter rules in Auto FTP Manager. By using filters you can select files with certain file types, names, etc. There are four types of filters you can set for files during automated transfer, those are Modification Date, File Size, File Name and File Type. Here is an example: [image: Add-filter-on-a-file_.png]

Running in the background is the default setting in Auto FTP Manager. To change the settings, click File >> Settings >> General, and you will see the following dialog. Under 'General Options', uncheck the option 'On Application close minimize Auto FTP Manager to system tray', click OK and save the settings. [image: General-Settings_.png] Next time when you close the application it will directly get closed.

You can use Auto FTP Manager to upload your files to the FTP server and delete those files from your PC after transfer. Here are the steps: Create a Automated transfer profile, select PC folder to FTP server Right click on your automated transfer profile name from 'Profile List' and select 'Edit Profile...' Go to 'Transfer Rules' tab and select the action rule "After transfer delete files from [PC folder]" [image: afm_filetransfer.gif] Add a schedule by clicking on 'Configure' button under 'Schedule' section [image: afm_config2.gif] You will have all your files on the FTP server and the files will be deleted from your PC. This will save your disk space and you can send your files for review anytime.

Yes, you can automatically download your TV show using Auto FTP Manager. To get just your show, you will need to use filters while downloading the file. Follow these steps: If you have already created the Automated transfer profile then go to 'Edit Profile properties' by right clicking on your automated transfer profile from the Profile List Click on the 'Transfer Rules' tab Under 'Action Rules', select the second check box to transfer files from server to PC folder. If you want to overwrite the file then keep 'Overwrite Always' option under 'Conflict Resolution'. [image: afm_config3.gif] Click on the 'Configure' button under the Filters section. Select Modification Date, File Name, File Type option. Choose to include the file which is modified today and the file having name beginning with specific characters. Also, exclude the files types which you don't want. [image: Add-filter-on-a-file_.png] Finally, add a daily schedule. [image: afm_config2.gif] When the schedule runs every day, only the file you selected will be downloaded.

You can have all the versions of your file preserved in the destination, you just need to rename your files while downloading. Auto FTP Manager makes this easy using conflict resolutions. If you have already created an automated transfer profile then select your profile from the 'Profile List' and click on the 'Edit Profile' icon on the toolbar. Next, go to the 'Specify Automated Transfer Settings' page. [image: AFMPost4721.png] Under the 'Conflict Resolution' section, change the 'Overwrite Always' option to 'Append date and time' in the dropdown control. When the schedule launches, the file will be downloaded and it will be renamed with the current date and time. So you can keep all the versions of your file in the destination folder.

Auto FTP Manager will transfer to and from anything that can be mapped to a local drive letter or a network share. Google drive resides as a folder on your PC that Auto FTP Manager will read and write from. This also works with Microsoft Onedrive, Dropbox and many others. At this time, Amazon Cloud drive can only be accessed through a web interface or a Amazon cloud application.

Yes, you can use Auto FTP Manager for website maintenance. Here is an article on website maintenance: https://www.deskshare.com/resources/articles/afm_automate_FTPtasks.aspx

Transferring a single small file may take more time to initialize and close the transfer than to make the transfer itself. Auto FTP Manager allows you to maximize the available bandwidth by transferring multiple files simultaneously. To configure settings, go to File >> Settings >> Connection and choose Use Maximum transfer channels allowed by the FTP account. Click Ok to save the settings. [image: connection_settings.png] After making the change, the File Manager will transfer multiple files a time, as long as your FTP server allows multiple logins, up to 5 simultaneous transfers.

It is easy to configure Auto FTP Manager to automatically download files from a server and delete the files from the server after downloading. Here are detailed instructions: Click on 'New Profile' icon from the toolbar Select the Type of Transfer and select Automated Transfer Profile for a type of connection. Click Next. In the case of PC Folder to FTP server profile: Enter PC folder location and click Next. Then enter FTP connection details like FTP address, username, password, port number and enter root folder location. Click the Next button. From 'Action rules' select 2nd checkbox for 'Transfer files from {FTP server name} to {PC_Path} and uncheck other checkboxes if any are selected. You will see an option for 'After Transfer', select 'Delete' from the drop down. [image: AFMpost4667.png] Click on 'Configure' button for 'Schedule'. Create a schedule as per your requirement (One time, daily, weekly, monthly, on application launch or on folder change) and save it. Click on Next button, enter the profile name and click on 'Finish' button. Now when schedule runs, the files will be downloaded from the server and deleted automatically after the download is completed. Learn more about Action rules by reading Use FTP Software to Automate File Upload / Download

You can use Auto FTP Manager to synchronize your files at your 2 locations. Select the 'Synchronize' option from Transfer Rules tab. [image: afm_config4.gif] Set the Conflict Resolution to overwrite or skip. You can also add a schedule to transfer the files hourly, or daily as required. When the schedule runs, the latest files will be synchronized.

Yes, Auto FTP Manager can backup your critical files. Here is an article on how to perform Daily Backups of Critical Files: https://www.deskshare.com/resources/articles/afm_ConfigureCommonTasks.aspx#Daily_Backup_of_Critical_Files

Auto FTP Manager can run your schedules as a service. Make sure the option 'Perform Automated Transfer' is checked so that your automated transfer takes place at the scheduled time. To have the scheduled transfer occur even if the Windows is logged off or locked at the scheduled time, just enable the option Login to run the schedule even if your system is Logged Off. [image: Schedule.png] This option allows the profile to run as a background Windows Task at the scheduled time. When you enable this option, you will need to specify the Windows user name and the password. This can be a local Windows account, or if you are part of a Active Directory network, it can be a Domain account. Make sure the username you choose has adequate permission to access the folders you have specified in your FTP profile.

It is easy to copy your FTP settings of Auto FTP Manager from one PC to another. First, you have to back up your connection settings from your old PC. Go to File >> Export Profiles from your old laptop. This will create a file ending in .afmp. Here is an illustration: [image: AFMpost4608.png] Now go to File >> Import Profiles on the new laptop to import for FTP settings. Click Next to select the profiles you want to import. [image: AFMpost4608_1.png] This way you will get all connection profiles and settings on your PC.

The 550: too many connections error indicates you have multiple connections to your FTP server. Make sure you do not have multiple scheduled transfers running simultaneously. Please check your schedules and make sure they do not overlap to the same FTP server. Also, your FTP may only allow 1 transfer at a time. If this is the case, you can adjust the FTP settings to use 1 FTP transfer channel as displayed here: [image: Connection-Settings_.png]

Auto FTP Manager can move your files to a different folder after they are transferred. Here are the steps: If you have already created an automated transfer profiler then select the profile and go to File >> Edit Profile. On 'Specify Automated Transfer Settings' dialog, select the action rule "After transfer move files from [Source] to [Folder You Select]" Select your destination folder using the "Location..." button [image: AFMpost4545.jpg] As each file is successfully transferred, it will be moved from the source folder to the folder you have selected. Your files will be removed from the source folder.