CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 

Advanced folder synchronization 

Select Tools > Folder Tools > Synchronize Folders. Select Advanced to display 

additional synchronization options.    

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OR MATCHING FILENAMES ALWAYS 

Use this setting to control the action taken by CuteFTP when synchronizing files with 

identical names.  

Use global overwrite settings This is the default choice. This uses overwrite settings 

adjusted for all sites in Tools > Global Options > Transfer > Smart Overwrite.  

Overwrite The transferring file replaces the destination file. When mirroring both 

folders, the most recent version of the file is kept. 

Numerate Both files are kept, and one is renamed with a number to distinguish 

between the two.  

Skip ignores matching files, and only transfers those files not yet present on the other 

system.  

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EMOTE FILE NAMES THAT DIFFER ONLY IN CASE 

Use this setting to tell CuteFTP what to do with files having identically spelled but 

differently cased names. You can choose:  

Transfer first file only and skip others:  The first file transfers and the rest are 

skipped. 

Numerate files: Both files are kept, and one is renamed with a number to distinguish 

between the two.  

Show rename prompt: CuteFTP prompts you to rename one of the identical files.  

Since Windows file systems do not support case sensitive file names, you may want to use 

this option when working with file systems that do (like Unix).  

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GNORE SYMBOLIC LINKS 

Select this option to prevent CuteFTP from following symbolic links when mirroring 

subfolders. This option should be left on unless symbolic links are absolutely needed. If you 

disable this option and a symbolic link points to a spot further up the folder tree from where 

the mirroring began you can get stuck in an infinite loop.  

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HEN ONE

WAY MIRRORING

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DELETE DESTINATION FILE IF IT DOES NOT EXIST IN 

THE SOURCE FOLDER 

Select this option to make the mirrored folder a strict duplicate of the source folder. This 

updates old files and deletes unused files. If you disable this option, any extra files present in 

the mirrored folder are left in place.  

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