Managing Files and Folders 

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LWAYS PROMPT BEFORE DELETING 

Disable this option to turn off the pop up box that asks if you are sure you want to delete a 

file. If you plan to run synchronizations automatically, clear this check box, or the process 

will stop until the file deletion prompt is manually cleared. 

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RANSFER ALL FILES IN BINARY TO COMPENSATE FOR 

ASCII 

FILE DIFFERENCES 

Select this option to compensate for a problem that occurs when trying to synchronize 

ASCII files residing on UNIX file systems. Windows and UNIX differ slightly on how they 

store ASCII files, especially with regards to the End Of Line (EOL) or line breaks in ASCII 

documents. This difference causes an otherwise identical file to be seen as  different  when 

performing a synchronization tasks, due to the difference in size.  

By forcing binary transfers, all files are transferred in binary mode, which would mean that 

an ASCII file residing on a local system would be transferred to the remote server with its 

EOLs intact. Some Web servers can accommodate for this while others may not. This could 

result in an html or other ASCII document not being displayed in the end user's browser.  

Experiment with the two options if you are unsure of which one to choose. By default, force 

binary is turned off, as extra traffic might be acceptable, but conserving EOLs in a UNIX 

environment may not.  

Backing up remote folders 

You can schedule CuteFTP Professional to regularly create copies of remote files and folders 

on your local computer.  You can also compress the backup automatically. 

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O BACKUP A REMOTE FOLDER

1.  From the menu, choose Tools > Folder Tools > Backup Remote Folder(s). 

2.  Enter the local path for the backup folder in Local backup folder. 

3.  Enter the path to the remote folder you wish to replicate in Remote path for 

backup. 

4. Select 

Include subfolders to backup all folders within the target folder. 

5.  Choose a compression scheme from the Compression list. 

6. Select 

Start, or if you want to schedule or repeat backups: 

For repeated or timed backups 

6. Select 

Schedule. 

7. Select 

Schedule the current item and choose a starting date and time. 

8. Select 

Enable recurrence and select how often you want the backup to repeat. 

9. Select 

OK. 

10. Select Start. 

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