• How many PC supported by a license of Auto FTP Manager?

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    A single purchase of Auto FTP Manager is licensed to 1 computer. There is no restriction on the number of FTP profiles you can create. The license does not expire. If you need to run Auto FTP Manager on multiple computers, please purchase a license for each.
  • Can I get faster FTP file transfer performance for batches of files?

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    Auto FTP Manager can transfer multiple files simultaneously. Each transfer requires several steps between the FTP server and the FTP client - requesting the file, checking permissions, etc. The actual transfer is quick, the steps may take time especially on a busy FTP server. You can adjust the number of concurrent transfers. This will maximize your available network bandwidth to speed up your transfer time. Concurrent transfer only help if you have multiple files, they will not speed up a single file transfer. You can adjust the concurrent transfer using the instructions on this page: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/Connectionsettings.aspx
  • Some buttons do not appear on my high resolution monitor

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    Auto FTP Manager will adapt to most resolutions automatically so that text is clear and everything is easily visible. It sounds like you may need to adjust the DPI on your display. DPI [Dots Per Inch] is the number of dots the screen displays per linear inch. From the control panel, set the resolution to native i.e., the one which is recommended by windows and then adjust the DPI. To avoid common issues like clipped, blurred or Off-screen buttons, set the DPI to 100% (96 DPI) and then adjust to higher numbers until your text is clear and everything is properly displayed in your windows.
  • Transfer only once from Local to FTP

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    Auto FTP Manager provides filtering of files that will allow you to upload new files that have been created in the past xx days. If you are running your profile daily, select to upload new files from the source from today. Here is a page from the help file that illustrates how the setting: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/Filters.aspx
  • Installing Auto FTP Manager on a Windows Cluster

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    You can run Auto FTP Manager as a Windows Cluster Generic Application. The cluster software will start the application. The Windows cluster software periodically queries the operating system to see whether the application is running. It will restart automatically when needed.
  • Is it possible to Schedule FTP transfers using the different user account

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    Yes, Auto FTP Manager will use the logged in user account. This is done so that the user account is confirmed to have correct permissions to use Auto FTP Manager and have a scheduled transfer. To change the user account, simply log in as the user you want the job to run under and then create the schedule.
  • Renaming a file that already exists on the destination FTP server

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    Under the conflict resolution, you can set Auto FTP Manager to automatically append the date and time when the file already exists. More information on conflict resolution is available here: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/ActionRules.aspx
  • Authentication and certificate for FTPS connections

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    Yes, Auto FTP Manager supports FTPS connections. The authentication is defined when creating the profile, the certificate is accepted from the FTP server during connection. Create your profiles, and enter your username and password. Make sure to select FTPS from the type of connection. Choose implicit when using port 990, and use explicit when using port 21. You will be prompted during connection if you manually run the automated transfer, the certificate is automatically accepted when the transfer runs on a schedule.
  • Setting file and directory permissions to 600 vs 644

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    Each digit in the permissions is a flag that signifies what is allowed to be done with your file, reading, writing or executing. Here is a breakdown of how it works: Permissions: 1 – can execute 2 – can write 4 – can read The octal number is the sum of those free permissions, i.e. 3 (1+2) – can execute and write 6 (2+4) – can write and read Position of the digit in value: 1 – what owner can 2 – what users in the file group(class) can 3 – what users not in the file group(class) can Examples: chmod 600 file – owner can read and write chmod 700 file – owner can read, write and execute chmod 644 file – owner can read and write, all can read chmod 777 file – all can read, write and execute If you would like to keep the permissions on 600, edit the automated profile in Auto FTP Manager, and change the FTP login and password to the owner of the file and directory your are transferring from.
  • Transfer files that have completed processing from another application

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    Files that are actively open and being written to will not transfer. Try Auto FTP Manager on a automated schedule of every 10 minutes. Only the files that are completely encoded, and no longer being written to, will be transferred.
  • Checking what files were automatically transferred on the schedule

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    You can turn on logging for every transfer, or you can have Auto FTP Manager send you a email after a scheduled transfer. Please see this page for more information: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/TransferLogSettings.aspx
  • Download file from FTP server to 2 separate destinations

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    The easiest method is to schedule 2 separate automated transfers in Auto FTP Manager. First, schedule the transfer from your FTP to the c:\To_Procecss folder. Next, have a new and changed files transfer from c:\To_Process to c:\Backup.
  • Automatically deleting files after a scheduled upload transfer

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    Yes, you can do both with Auto FTP Manager. Here are the settings you will need: In the transfer rules select 'After Transfer Delete files from source'. This will delete the files after a successful transfer. To only transfer files older than 24 months, click on Filters and select 'Modification Date' and choose to transfer files over 720 days old.
  • Using multiple transfer channels with ProFTPD

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    Auto FTP Manager will use multiple transfer channels if your FTP server allows it. For ProFTPD you can use the MaxClientsPerUser directive in the proftpd.conf file. This directive controls the number of logins allowed per user. Increase the number to 7 or higher and Auto FTP Manager will use multiple transfer channels when moving large numbers of files.
  • I only need the files in the root folder during a FTP to FTP transfer

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    Please edit your automated transfer profile. Under 'Select Files and Folders to Exclude' click 'Configure'. Now, check the 3 subfolders you wish to exclude. This will only transfer the files in the root. You may also be interested in reading about filtering. This is useful when you only need to transfer certain types of files. More information on configuring filtering is available at this link: https://www.deskshare.com/help/AFM/Filters.aspx
  • Automatically resuming an incomplete download

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    Auto FTP Manager can be set to automatically resume a transfer. Click File >> Settings. Under the File Manager Option select the box that says 'If file exists on destination' and in the pulldown list choose 'Resume File'. The other options are to overwrite from the beginning, rename the file, or to skip it.
  • FTPS and public / private key security certificates

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    Auto FTP Manager's automated transfer will confirm the certificate each time you run it manually. The scheduled transfers will automatically accept the certificate.
  • Automatically emailing FTP transfer reports to more than one person

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    Yes, Auto FTP Manager can automatically e-mail reports to more than one person. Simply insert the additional email addresses separated by a comma. For example: user1@yahoo.com,user2@gmail.com,user3@hotmail.com
  • Automatically accepting the certificate when connecting with FTPS

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    When you manually run a Automated Transfer profile, you are allowed to review the selected files before beginning the transfer. Once you schedule the Automated Transfer, you do not have to click any buttons to continue. The certificate is accepted automatically and files are transferred. You can also specify the user account to run under so that Auto FTP Manager does not need to be running, and you don't even have to be logged in to Windows.
  • Getting file transfers to work without being logged in to Windows

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    Auto FTP Manager version 5 and newer will run as a service. Create your automated transfer, then schedule it. In the schedule settings make sure to enter a username and password that the schedule will run as. You do not need to be logged in for the scheduled transfer to execute. More information about scheduling a file transfer can be found here: https://www.deskshare.com/help/AFM/ScheduledProfiles.aspx