Transferring Files

Transferring files to or from FTP, SFTP, SCP, or FTPS sites can be accomplished by any of the following operations:

Open - Opening a remote file (either by double-clicking on it or by using the Open menu command) in a remote session window will initiate a download of the file. By default, you will be prompted whether you want to open the file in its associated application or save it to disk. You can configure SecureFX to automatically save the file to disk or open it by specifying the open action when editing or registering the file type.

Copy and Paste - You can initiate a transfer using the copy-and-paste method. This method can also be used to initiate file and folder transfers directly between remote servers.

Cut and Paste - You can initiate a move using the cut-and-paste method. Using this method within SecureFX will act as a move operation deleting the transferred file from its source directory.

Drag and Drop - You can initiate a transfer using the drag-and-drop method. This method can also be used to initiate file and folder transfers directly between remote servers.

Note: Using the SHIFT key in combination with drag and drop performs a move operation instead of a copy.

Download - You can choose the File menu Download command to initiate a transfer of the selected files and folders from a remote session window to a local download directory specified in the Session Options or Global Options directory. If both download directory settings are blank, the local current working directory (CWD) will be used as the destination.

To download a file from a remote server
A computer program that provides services to other computer programs (called clients).Often the computer on which a server program runs is also called a server. The term host is often used as a synonym for server. to a local folder, follow these steps:

1. Open a session to the remote server.

2. In the remote session window, navigate to and select the file that you want to download.

3. Click on the Download command in the File menu.

Upload - You can use the copy-and-paste or drag-and-drop methods to initiate a transfer of selected files and folders from the local window to a folder in the remote session window.

To upload a file from a local folder to a remote server, follow these steps:

1. Open a session to the remote server.

2. In the local window, navigate to and select the file that you want to upload.

3. In the remote session window, browse to and open the destination folder.

4. Use the copy-and-paste or drag-and-drop method to transfer the file.

To complete any transfer involving a remote server, you must first be successfully connected to the remote server.