You can use Auto FTP Manager to synchronize your files at your 2 locations. Select the 'Synchronize' option from Transfer Rules tab. [image: afm_config4.gif] Set the Conflict Resolution to overwrite or skip. You can also add a schedule to transfer the files hourly, or daily as required. When the schedule runs, the latest files will be synchronized.

Yes, Auto FTP Manager can backup your critical files. Here is an article on how to perform Daily Backups of Critical Files: https://www.deskshare.com/resources/articles/afm_ConfigureCommonTasks.aspx#Daily_Backup_of_Critical_Files

Auto FTP Manager can run your schedules as a service. Make sure the option 'Perform Automated Transfer' is checked so that your automated transfer takes place at the scheduled time. To have the scheduled transfer occur even if the Windows is logged off or locked at the scheduled time, just enable the option Login to run the schedule even if your system is Logged Off. [image: Schedule.png] This option allows the profile to run as a background Windows Task at the scheduled time. When you enable this option, you will need to specify the Windows user name and the password. This can be a local Windows account, or if you are part of a Active Directory network, it can be a Domain account. Make sure the username you choose has adequate permission to access the folders you have specified in your FTP profile.

It is easy to copy your FTP settings of Auto FTP Manager from one PC to another. First, you have to back up your connection settings from your old PC. Go to File >> Export Profiles from your old laptop. This will create a file ending in .afmp. Here is an illustration: [image: AFMpost4608.png] Now go to File >> Import Profiles on the new laptop to import for FTP settings. Click Next to select the profiles you want to import. [image: AFMpost4608_1.png] This way you will get all connection profiles and settings on your PC.

The 550: too many connections error indicates you have multiple connections to your FTP server. Make sure you do not have multiple scheduled transfers running simultaneously. Please check your schedules and make sure they do not overlap to the same FTP server. Also, your FTP may only allow 1 transfer at a time. If this is the case, you can adjust the FTP settings to use 1 FTP transfer channel as displayed here: [image: Connection-Settings_.png]

Auto FTP Manager can move your files to a different folder after they are transferred. Here are the steps: If you have already created an automated transfer profiler then select the profile and go to File >> Edit Profile. On 'Specify Automated Transfer Settings' dialog, select the action rule "After transfer move files from [Source] to [Folder You Select]" Select your destination folder using the "Location..." button [image: AFMpost4545.jpg] As each file is successfully transferred, it will be moved from the source folder to the folder you have selected. Your files will be removed from the source folder.

Auto FTP Manager allows you to do pattern matching on files to transfer, so you can transfer just videos or other specific file types. Here's how: Edit the FTP profile or create a new profile, and click on the Transfer Rules tab. Click the Configure button in Filter section. You will get a dialog that looks like this: [image: Add-filter-on-a-file_.png] Select File Name and change the settings to "I would like to Include files having names matching the wildcard" and enter SRT*.mp4;SRT*.wmv. Your automated FTP profile will now only transfer video files of the type MP4 and WMV format where the file name starts with SRT. If you have other formats, like MOV or AVI, you can add them to the wildcard list, separating each with a ';'

Auto FTP Manager can automatically rename the file so that you have a history of the older versions of your file using conflict resolution. Here is how to turn this feature on: Edit your Automated Transfer profile and go to the Automated Transfer Settings tab. Under the Conflict Resolution section, look for the drop-down and select 'Appens Date-Time' option. If destination location contains a file with the same name then date and time will be appended. [image: AFMpost2675.png] Each day when you download the file, it will be renamed as 1200-[current date].mp3.

Auto FTP Manager makes it very easy to automatically transfer the file that changes daily using filters. To configure the settings, select the profile and go to 'Edit Profile'. Next, on Automated Transfer Settings page, click on the configure button in front of the Filters section. [image: AFMpost2669.png] Then select "Modification Date" so you can download the file which is modified today. Check the File name option and select "I would like to Include files having name Beginning with STR" Finally, schedule your automated transfer to run once a day. Your STR file will be transferred each day. [image: AFMpost2669_1.png]

There are a couple of reasons that Auto FTP Manager will skip a scheduled run. If you have two different schedules associated with same Automated Transfer Profile then the second schedule will be skipped if the first one is already running. Another example where a schedule may be skipped is if you have set a custom profile to schedule a transfer every minute, you will get a skipped message whenever the next schedule launches because the transfer is already in progress for the Automated Transfer profile.

Auto FTP Manager will allow you to schedule a transfer to a FTP site as often as every minute. Here are directions for uploading new files using a schedule with a custom interval of 1 minute. Steps: Select File >> New Connection Profile >> Automated Transfer Profile>> Next Select Source and destination Set the Action Rules and Conflict Resolution. [image: CreateAutomatedTransferProfile.png] Change to: If file is already present on {destination} then {Skip} when transferring from {source}. Enter Profile name and click Finish From the Connection Profile List view, select Automated Transfer then Right Click >> Create Schedule for Profile From Automated Transfer Schedule Select "Custom Intervals" from the drop down [image: Schedule.png] Change to: "Schedule this profile to run every 1 minute" The Schedule will run every 1 minute and will transfer new files only.

Please download and install the latest version of Auto FTP Manager. Some of the recent Microsoft updates are not compatible with older versions. The current versions of Auto FTP Manager will work. You can download the latest version of Auto FTP Manager here: https://www.deskshare.com/download.aspx

Yes, the latest version of Auto FTP Manager supports both 32bit and 64bit Windows 10. Please download and install the latest version from this link: https://www.deskshare.com/download.aspx

Yes, Auto FTP Manager provides filter options so you can achieve the transfer results you are looking for. Edit your automated profile and select the Transfer Rules tab. Click on the Filter Options button and check the Modification Date box. Set to Include files that were modified Today. Here is an illustration: [image: Add-filter-on-a-file_.png] Execute your schedule at the end of the business day and the files will be transferred only once.

The correct way to specify a folder path in Auto FTP Manager is to use the folder browser. Choose your folder from where you want to copy your files by using the "Browse" option. Steps: Create Connection Profile>> Go to Edit Profile Properties Dialog On General tab click on the 'Configure' button for FTP Click on the "Browse" button Select your required folder from 'Browse a folder' dialog [image: FTPConnectionDetails.png]

Updating to Auto FTP Manager version 5.31 or higher will fix the Virtual Component error. If you already have a license for version 5, it is a free update to 5.31. At the current time Microsoft KB3045999 is causing the error, though there may be other Microsoft Updates that will also cause this problem.

Please update Auto FTP Manager to the latest version. It supports Windows 7 and Windows 8 with all Microsoft updates. You can download the latest version here: https://dl.deskshare.com/download/afm/AutoFTPManager.exe

Auto FTP Manager will transfer multiple files at a time as long as the FTP server allows multiple logins. Confirm that your server allows multiple connections with the same username. Please check that the FTP settings are configured for maximum transfer channels. Here is an illustration of the connection settings: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/Connectionsettings.aspx Also check that you have selected multiple folders for transfer.

Auto FTP Manager will automatically switch based on the file being transferred if you are connecting to a Unix FTP server. Transfers to Windows FTP servers are generally in all binary mode. You can change the transfer mode manually. Click File > Settings > Transfer Mode. Change the mode from Auto to Ascii or Binary. More details about setting the transfer mode is available here: https://www.deskshare.com/help/afm/TransferModeSettings.aspx

Auto FTP Manager will transfer all files, folders, and sub-folders by default. You may have a need for certain files to be uploaded to a folder outside the normal tree structure. You can create a profile for specific files to be sent to a remote FTP folder. Create a second or third, or more, automated transfer profile that each specify the correct folder for transfer. Auto FTP Manager does not limit the number of automated transfer profiles you can create.