File Transfer / Options / Advanced

The File Transfer/Options/Advanced category of the Global Options dialog allows you to access advanced features in SecureFX.

Options group

Move deleted local files to the Recycle Bin

This option is enabled by default. Disabling this option causes deleted local files to be deleted from the file system.

Keep connections alive

This option is off by default. Enabling this option causes SecureFX to send SFTP/FTP NO-OP commands to the SFTP/FTP server whenever 1 minute or more has passed without sending a normal file operation command. This will usually keep the SFTP/FTP server from detecting that the connection
A data path or circuit between two computers over a phone line, network cable, or other media. is idle and, consequently, disconnecting the session.

It is not recommended that you leave this feature enabled.

Never use cached file for remote editing

Enabling this option instructs SecureFX never to use the locally cached copy of a file to perform remote editing.

Log group

Enable log output to file

Enabling this option causes the SecureFX output to be logged to the specified file.

Log filename

This is the log file's full path. The following substitution variables can be used in the filename:

%Y - four-digit year

%y - two-digit year

%M - two-digit month

%D - two-digit day of the month

%h - two-digit hour

%m - two-digit minute

%s - two-digit seconds

%t - three-digit milliseconds

%% - percent (%)

% envvar% - environment variable

Note: The environment variable substitution occurs first. Substitution variables cannot be used in folder names.

Permissions group

This group contains options that allow you to specify file and directory permissions. The permissions should be specified in the appropriate octal representation. For FTP connections, these options only work with UNIX systems.

File permissions

This option allows you to specify the read/write/execute permissions on uploaded files. For example, entering 660 in the entry box gives read and write access permissions to the file owner and the group. If this option is left blank/empty, no attempt will be made to set the permissions and the permissions used on the files will be set according to the user's UMASK settings on the remote system.

This option only affects new files that are uploaded (i.e., it will not change the permissions on files that already exist). The exception to this rule is that when the Always overwrite option is chosen for existing files, the permissions will be overwritten even for existing files.

Directory permissions

This option allows you to specify the read/write/execute permissions on created directories. For example, entering 775 in the entry box gives read and write access permissions to the directory owner and the group, and read access to the world. If this option is left blank/empty, no attempt will be made to set the permissions and the permissions used on the directories will be set according to the user's UMASK settings on the remote system.

Transfer queue group

Suspend transfer of queued items

Check this option to postpone the transfer of queued files and folders. You can start the transfer of one or all items in the transfer queue by right-clicking in the transfer queue window and selecting the desired option.