Settings and Options 

able to either inherit global settings for Data Mode or define their own. Therefore 

the EPRT and EPSV choices must also be available on a site basis (Site Properties | 

Type page). 

Note: 

If you connect in PORT mode your session becomes vulnerable to "Port 

theft," where a third party can interfere with transfers. 

Mode Z: 

Mode Z compression compresses files on the fly as you transfer, saving bandwidth and 

improving transfer times. This feature is turned on by default, and is used whenever you 

connect to a server that supports Mode Z. 

Select Apply Mode Z compression to ASCII transfers when possible to use 

Mode Z. 

Transfer files over the browse session 

This feature controls the sessions that files are transferred on. 

If Allow transfers to occur over the existing (browse) session is: 

Checked, files transfer over new and existing sessions. CuteFTP uses the 

browse session and if available, additional connections. For example, If you 

define a per site max limit of five connections and then transfer five files, 

CuteFTP checks the browse connection first to see if it is busy, and if not busy, 

transfers the 1st file over the browse connection. The subsequent four files are 

transferred over four additional sessions. CuteFTP automatically adjusts for 

allowed connections (both from the client and server perspective) and whether 

or not it can use the browse session.  

Checked + CTRL key, files transfer over the exisiting session only. To use 

this, select the files you want to transfer, then press and hold the Ctrl key while 

you drag and drop the files into the destination folder. This forces CuteFTP to 

transfer all the files on the existing session. Transferring files using only the 

currently logged in session can reduce overhead in certain situations. For 

example, a transfer of a large number of small HTML files can often be done 

much faster if limited to the current connection rather than performing a full 

TCP/IP connection and FTP login (and possibly FEAT/CWD/LIST) 

sequence first 

Cleared (unchecked), files transfer over new sessions only. Use this option if 

your server allows multiple connections, is quick to respond, and you want to 

navigate the site while downloading. All transfers are forced over new 

connections, freeing up the browse session so you can continue to navigate. 

The only time may pose a problem is when the server either refuses to allow 

multiple connections or is slow to log into. 

When selecting MAX in a multi part transfer, use 

n

 threads 

Select the number of parts to split a file into when a max multi part transfer is 

requested. 

Global bandwidth limit 

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