Today, I released FTPSync 2.8d.
New and improved in this version:
added ListParams parameter
added IncludeSubDirs parameter
fixed IncludeRoot=No bug
fixed AllowModeZ=No bug
optimized FTP re-connection
I've also...
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A bug was introduced in FTPSync 2.8c, which may cause FTPSync to transfer no files at all, when IncludeRoot=No is set.
This issue has been resolved in FTPSync 2.8d.
There is a bug in FTPSync 2.8c, which in some cases may cause FTPSync to ignore AllowModeZ=No and continue to use MODE Z (compressed transfers) for some FTP server operations. If your FTP server is having issues with MODE Z, this may result in frequent timeouts, dropped transfers or complete inabi...
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An often requested feature for FTPSync is support for secure transfers. This is now available as an experimental version (for testing and evaluation purposes, not recommended for production use). To use it, you must:
download and install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (required by...
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FTPSync by itself does not impose limits on file size to be transferred. However, due to firewalls prematurely timing out FTP sessions, it's possible that your specific setup may impose a file size limit, which may be as low as several MB and as high as several GB. Usual symptoms are:
fi...
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When you run FTPSync for the first time, it will transfer all the files from source to destination. The reason for this is the way FTPSync determines files that should be transferred, which is done by comparing the snapshot of source directory from previous transfer with current state of files in so...
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One of the issues that confuse users of FTPSync the most (at least judging from the feedback) is how ExcludeDir parameter is handled. Many users are surprised when they see FTPSync retrieving a directory they specified as excluded. However, in older versions this is by design, since FTPSync does t...
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A bug has been found in FTPSync, which may cause it to reject INCREMENTAL command line parameter. If you are using /INCREMENTAL command line parameter, like:
FTPSync myinifile /INCREMENTAL
you should instead call FTPSync without it:
FTPSync myinifile
because this is default par...
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While you may use FTPSync on any drive and directory on your system, FTPSync uses system's temporary directory (usually C:\Windows\Temp) for temporary storage during transfers. This sometimes becomes a problem, if you transfer large files and your system partition does not have enough free spa...
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I've noticed that many people who send me their .INI files when asking for help/support with their issues, include "Priority=Idle" line.
In most cases you SHOULD NOT set Priority parameter, as normal priority will work best in most cases. Set this parameter only if your source ...
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