Using the scheduler in Auto FTP Manager, you can automatically transfer files on alternate days. To add a schedule, you have to create an automated transfer profile. Click File >> New Connection Profile. Select connection profile type as Automated Profile. [image: AFMpost5521.jpg] On next page, enter all the FTP server details required to make a connection. On the Action rules page, select the transfer action. Under the Schedule Transfers section, click on the Configure button to add a new schedule. Select schedule type as Daily. Enter start date and time, then set the Repeat interval for 2 days. Click Ok to save these settings. Navigate to next page and create the profile. [image: AFMpost5446.jpg] The schedule will run at a specified date and time and file will be transferred automatically on alternate days.

In Auto FTP Manager, you can transfer recently updated files based on modification date and time with the help of File filters. To configure the settings for filters, you have to create an automated transfer profile. Click File >> New Connection Profile. Select connection profile type as Automated Profile. [image: AFMpost5521.jpg] On the next page, enter all the FTP server details required to establish a connection. On the Action rules page, select the transfer action. Click on the Configure button under the ‘File and Folder Filters’ section and select Modification date filter type. Set it to Include files that have changed In the last 1 hour. Click Ok to save these settings. Navigate to next page and create the profile. [image: AFMpost5431.jpg] Whenever the automated transfer is performed, only the files that have changed within last 1 hour will be transferred.

Auto FTP Manager allows you to exclude folders from the transfer. You can configure this setting from the Filters dialog. Select the folders to exclude checkbox and click on ‘Exclude folders’ button to choose the folders you don't want to include. Excluded folders are not transferred. You can use this option to exclude the folders for both source and destination. [image: AFMpost5421.jpg]

You can use the action rules in Auto FTP Manager to remove files that do not exist on the FTP server. While creating an automated transfer profile, specify the action rule to transfer files from FTP server to the local folder location and also check the box to delete files from a local folder location if they do not exist in the FTP location. Once you create the transfer profile you can add a schedule to automate the file transfers. The schedule will run at the configured time. Your files will be transferred and the files which are removed from the server will also be deleted from the local folder. [image: AFMpost5411.jpg]

Auto FTP Manager is designed so that technical knowledge about file transfers is not required. It is very easy to transfer your files using Auto FTP Manager and it can be used for simple manual file transfers. First, create a quick connect profile in Auto FTP Manager and connect to your FTP server. You can select the file you want to transfer and add it to the transfer queue before starting the transfer. If you are familiar with Windows Explorer to copy files, you can drag the file from Windows Explorer and drop on the ftp window. There is no limit to the number of FTP servers you can add to the Auto FTP Manager for manual file transfers using evaluation version. Feel free to use the evaluation version for all the manual file transfers you need to do. [image: new_connection.png]

You can schedule an automated transfer in Auto FTP Manager. The first step is to create an automated transfer profile for a PC to FTP transfer. You will need the FTP server's IP address, and the username and password. Once you have that all setup, use the test connection button to make sure the connection information is entered correctly. Next, add a schedule using the ‘Configure’ button under the ‘Schedule Transfers’ section. In your case, use a daily schedule to transfer files from the FTP server and set the schedule to repeat every hour. Once the schedule is configured, it will run at the set time, and the files will transfer automatically. You may also want to set the conflict resolution to rename the file by appending date and time if it already exists or to overwrite the existing file. [image: AFMpost5389.jpg]

In Auto FTP Manager you can create automated transfer profile that transfer files based on file name patterns using filters. You can select the file type that gets transferred for example .mp3, .mp4. If you want to transfer files based on file name, then enter the keyword in the text field like ‘test’ with which the file name begins. This will only transfer the files that begin with specified keyword. To transfer files based on file type, select the file extension from the list or enter the file extension if you don't find it in list and click on include button. Now files with selected extensions will be transferred. [image: AFMpost5375.jpg]

Yes, you can use the synchronize option in Auto FTP Manager. After you have created an automated transfer profile, go to the Action rules page and select the synchronize option. With this setting both folders will have the same files. Make sure you have selected the correct folder location on both the source and destination. Next, add a schedule to transfer your files at the selected time. [image: AFMpost5365.jpg]

Yes, Auto FTP Manager allows you to connect to FTP as well as SFTP servers. You will have to create different Automated or Quick connect connection profiles. Create one profile for the FTP server and the other profile to connect to the SFTP server. Specify the FTP address, port number, username and password. Select the required protocol to connect to the server from the ‘FTP Protocol:’ drop down list. [image: AFMpost5355.jpg]

Use a filter for the file type in Auto FTP Manager to select just the files you want to transfer. Select the ‘File Type’ option on Configure Filters dialog. Next, enter .pdf, .doc, and .docx file extensions and click on the ‘Include’ button. Click OK. With this filter only PDF files and word documents will be downloaded. [image: AFMpost5342.jpg] For more details on adding a filter see this link: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/Filters.aspx

You can set the connection retry attempts in Auto FTP Manager. To configure connection settings, click on the ‘Settings’ icon on the top right corner. Go to the ‘Connection’ tab, then set the number of retry login attempts and click OK. [image: AFMpost5329.jpg]

You can do this using the filtering options in Auto FTP Manager. While creating an automated transfer profile add a filter for ‘File Name’. Choose to ‘Include file names Beginning with’, enter the characters in the text box. This will only transfer the files with name beginning with the specified characters. [image: AFMpost5318.jpg] Please see this link for more details: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/Filters.aspx

You can export a backup file for your connection profiles in Auto FTP Manager. Once created, the backup can be imported whenever required or copied to a different PC. For more information on backing up your profiles, please see this link: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/export-profile.aspx

You can add a daily schedule in Auto FTP Manager to download files from FTP server. First you need to create the Automated Transfer profile and then add a schedule to run the transfer every day. For creating an automated transfer profile refer to this link: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/what-is-a-profile.aspx For creating a schedule see this link: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/ScheduledProfiles.aspx

You can use a weekly schedule in Auto FTP Manager. Add a schedule while creating an automated transfer profile. Click on the ‘Configure’ button under the ‘Schedule Transfers’ section. [image: AFMpost5286.jpg] Choose the ‘Weekly’ schedule option and then select the days on which you want to run the transfer and click OK. The files will be transferred on the specified days. [image: AFMpost5286_2.jpg]

Yes, you can do this by using filters in Auto FTP Manager. Use the filter for ‘Modification Date:’ and choose to ‘Exclude‘ the files that are older than ’N’ number of days. Select the number of days. When you run the Automated Transfer Profile, the older files will not be downloaded. [image: AFMpost5269.jpg]

Yes, you can start a file transfer as soon as Auto FTP Manager starts. Just add a schedule to run the file transfer on application launch. Select the ‘On Application Launch’ option on the Configure Schedule dialog and click OK button. Re-start the application, and the file transfer will begin. The transfer will be performed on every launch. [image: AFMpost5258.jpg]

Yes, you can use Auto FTP Manager for downloading only the videos. Use the filter for file type and include only video file formats. Select or enter the video file format extensions in the text box and click on the ‘Include’ button. [image: AFMpost5247.jpg] For more details on filters see this link: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/Filters.aspx

Yes, you can do this using the file size filter in Auto FTP Manager. While creating the automated transfer profile, click on the ‘Configure’ button under the ‘File and Folder Filters’ section. [image: AFMpost5232.jpg] Select the check box for ‘File Size’ and enter the upper and lower file size values. Click OK button. Now, the files within the specified range will be transferred. [image: AFMpost5232_1.jpg]

Yes, Auto FTP Manager allows you to send or save the transfer reports for every transfer. While creating the automated connection profile, you can select the ‘Save or send Transfer Report’ option under the ‘On completion of transfer’ section. [image: AFMpost5217.jpg] You can either save the reports or send the transfer reports as emails. [image: AFMpost5217_1.jpg] See this link for more information: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/WhatIsAutomatedTransfer.aspx