Transferring Files and Folders 

P

ASTING A 

URL 

DIRECTLY INTO THE TRANSFER ENGINE

The Paste URL feature is also accessible from the Transfer Engine icon 

 in the Windows 

system tray.  

1.  Right click the TE icon and select Download URL.   

2.  Paste the URL into the Download URL dialog box and select OK.  the TE 

attempst to download the URL regardless of whether the URL specifies a path to a 

folder or a file.  

Depending on the URL you paste, CuteFTP tries to connect and navigate to the specified 

folder or attempst to download the item. Following is a sample of path endings and how 

CuteFTP handles it:  

Path endings 

Interpretation 

Action Attempted 

ftp://host/dir.ext/ A 

folder 

Connection 

host/.ext/ A 

folder  Connection 

host/dir/ A 

folder Connection 

host/dir A 

folder 

Connection 

host/dir.ext A 

file 

Download 

host/.ext A 

file  Download 

Scheduling transfers 

T

O SCHEDULE DOWNLOADS 

1.  Connect to a remote site. 

2.  Select the destination folder in the Local Drives pane. 

3. In 

the 

Remote pane, select the file or folder you want to transfer. 

4.  From the menu, choose File > Download Advanced > Download Scheduled. 

The Scheduling Properties dialog appears. 

5. Select 

the 

Schedule the current item check box. 

6. In 

the 

Start on option boxes, choose a date and time. 

7. Select 

the 

Enable Recurrence check box and continue with step eight if you want 

the download to repeat automatically.  If you do not want the download to repeat 

automatically, clear the Enable Recurrence check box and skip to step nine. 

8. In 

the 

Repeat every option boxes, choose how often you want the download to 

repeat. 

9. Select 

OK. 

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