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Setting General Preferences
| ◆ | Click on the picture below for more information on specific features.
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Transfer File Type
| ◆ | Transfer files in ASCII, binary, or automatic mode. Automatic mode discovers what type a file is, and changes between ASCII and binary automatically for you. It is customizable by adding file types to the ASCII File Types listing.
(Default ASCII file types include: C, CGI, CPP, CAP, H, HTM, HTML, INI, NFO, PAS, TXT)
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Delete local files to the Recycle Bin
| ◆ | When deleting local files, choose whether ALFTP simply deletes them or sends them to the Recycle Bin. This does not apply to the ALFTP Server.
Files that are deleted on an FTP server (including ALFTP Server) are not recoverable. This is by design.
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Show Site Map on startup
| ◆ | This displays the ALFTP Site Map when you start ALFTP, making it easier to quickly open your favorite FTP sites.
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Show message window on connect
Show hidden files
| ◆ | This allows local hidden files to be visible in ALFTP. Generally, most users should leave this unchecked.
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Record log files
| ◆ | This logs all transfers into a plain text file. Log files are named with a date and time stamp.
e.g. The log file '2525-04-01 11_58_01pm.txt' was saved on April 1st, 2525 at 11:58 pm and 1 second.
Note: Log files are saved periodically to keep resource usage low and performance high. If you need to read a log file entry immediately, you can save the current folders for the site, then exit ALFTP.
This will force ALFTP to write the complete log file before it exits. Next, open ALFTP and log back into the site at the same position as you left. |
Retries for connection failures
| ◆ | If you cannot connect to an FTP server, ALFTP will try again this many times. Adjust this number as appropriate.
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Retries for transfer failures
| ◆ | If a file transfer fails, ALFTP can automatically try to transfer the file again. Set this number to limit the number of times ALFTP retries.
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When file exists
| • | Skip automatically ignores the file to be transferred. |
| • | Overwrite automatically replaces the existing file with the file being transferred. |
| • | Resume automatically continues the transfer from the point it was interrupted. |
| • | Ask prompts you for 1 of the previous 3 actions. |
Password for anonymous connections
| ◆ | This saves a default password for all anonymous connections. This is generally an email address. (Many FTP servers accept anonymous connections.)
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Minimize ALFTP to System Tray on exit (X)
| ◆ | This sends ALFTP to the System Tray when you click the (X) close button in the upper right of the program windows.
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Preferences: Advanced Tab
| ◆ | Click anywhere on the picture below for more information on that part.
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Keep Alive
| ◆ | Check this option to keep FTP connections open. Set a time interval to poll the server and renew connections.
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After transfers
| ◆ | When transfers complete, ALFTP can do one of the following actions for you automatically: |
| • | Shutdown Windows
Select which you wish ALFTP to do.
This is particularly useful for downloading very large files that can take hours, days, or longer to complete. |
Double Click
| ◆ | Double click any file in ALFTP to: |
| • | Execute
This does not apply to folders.
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Upload file name case
| ◆ | Some FTP servers are cAsE sEnsiTive. Using all lower case or all upper case file names can make file managment much easier. Select one of the following options as appropriate for you: |
| • | Always lower case
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Layout
| ◆ | The ALFTP user interface is customizable to suit your preferences. Choose from the following layout options: |
| • | Top/Bottom
By default, ALFTP is setup in Top/Bottom mode, with the client on the bottom and the server on top.
For for information and details on layout options, please refer to Changing the ALFTP Client Interface.
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Editing Programs
| ◆ | You can edit any file directly on an FTP server with Direct Edit. |
| ◆ | Register the file extension for a file type by typing a period and then the alpha-numeric file extension in the "File Extension" input box (you can omit the period if you wish). Browse to the executable file (EXE file) of the program you want to open that type of file with, then click the Add button.
To edit a file directly on an FTP server, select a file and choose "Direct Edit" either from your right-click context menu or the Edit menu.
The file opens with the program you specified for that file type. Make your edits, save them (not "Save As"), exit the program, and click "Yes" in the ALFTP dialog that prompts you to confirm saving the changes to the FTP Server. |
Related Topics
[ Table of Contents ] - [ Index ]- [ Introduction to ALFTP ] Interface, Response Codes (RFC 959), Site Map, Configure ALFTP FTP Server, Start ALFTP FTP Server
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