Archive for August, 2009


Hello Friends,

Today we are going to look at the different file transfer options available with CuteFTP Professional.

With CuteFTP Professional you can securely and reliably transfer files over industry standard protocols including FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS and SSH. It’s the right choice when you want the ultimate in power, performance and security. You may Compare the CuteFTP Edition here at bottom of page.

File Transfer Options with CuteFTP Professional include:

Standard Transfer
This is the very basic way to do it you manually drag and drop the file from one point to another. This is called the Standard Transfer Method.

Scheduled Transfer
With CuteFTP Pro files can also be transferred automatically with the help of the Schedule Transfer Tool you simply indicate the exact time and date of a file to be transferred to another location in a later date including the recurrence of file transfer in a specific interval specified.

Site to Site Transfer
Site to Site Transfer also called FXP (File Exchange Protocol) is another option  you can transfer files from one server to another bypassing computers altogether and saving time.

Resuming Transfer
One of the great things when transferring files with CuteFTP Pro is that it automatically detects broken file transfers and immediately resumes from where it had stopped.

Queue Transfer
Transferring files with CuteFTP Pro is very manageable. You can queue files and folders for future transfers and manage the order of each item according to it’s priority. Including tracking status of each item, scheduling, and modifying item properties.

Maximize Transfer
CuteFTP Pro is the only FTP client that performs multi-part uploads which splits a single download file and recombines them in the end, allowing you to increase your file transfer by 300%.

Multi-part file transfer

Single file transfer

Simultaneous Transfer
You can also Transfer files to different sites simultaneously. Most FTP clients do not have this facility but with CuteFTP Pro each file transfer to each site is done separately in different windows that can be viewed tiled, cascaded or accessed directly by clicking it’s tab.

Compressed/Decompress Transfer
With CuteFTP Pro you can upload a file compressed and you can also decompress downloaded archives as well.

Guaranteed Transfers
CuteFTP Pro performs CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Checks) checks, so you can guarantee each completed mission critical data transfer by verifying the integrity.

Overwrite Rules
It also automatically prompts you to take action each time it detects matching files and folders.

Auto-Rename Transfer
It also allows you to automatically rename file names, extensions or case while transferring the files.

Advanced Transfer
And there are more advanced options to configure with CuteFTP Pro for surefire file transfer.

Right-Click Shell Integration
Last but not  least, you can even transfer your file with just a click of a button.

With all the options above am sure you woule like to checkout and get yourself CuteFTP Pro so you can transfer files confidently with no worries.

If you own an old version of CuteFTP you may request  CuteFTP 8.0 upgrade to enjoy the full potential of this powerful tool.

Until Next Time ;-)

Peter – Your CuteFTP Guide

connect2server

Hello There,

Before I assume that everyone reading this knows about CuteFTP  I will share it again. Cute FTP is a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client used to transfer files between your computer and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers.

We recently started a series of Tutorials on using CuteFTP.  But today we will tackle one of the most common support questions received from CuteFTP users.

It is usually encountered by CuteFTP users when they upgrade to Windows XP SP2 and then try to connect to the server, it fails! This happens because right after the installation, the Windows Firewall automatically blocks unsolicited connections to your computer and vice versa and also the ports needed to be able to connect to the FTP server.

There’s only one solution to this, and that is to configure the Windows Firewall settings and add the port necessary to connect to any FTP server. Here’s the work-around on how to allow incoming connections through port 21:

* NOTE: Port 21 – a reserved port in TCP/IP networking utilized by the FTP. CuteFTP starts a session to be able to connect to this port on FTP server, in the same way that the server responds via the port 21 with messages prompting the client for a username and password.

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1.  Open Control Panel > Security Center

2.  Click Windows Firewall -  a dialog box will pop up.

3.  Click on Exceptions tab > Add Port, a dialog box appears.

4.  On the Add a Port dialog box, key in “FTP” on the Name field and “21” on the Port field. Make sure that TCP button is ticked.

5.  Click OK.

Before trying to see if you can now connect to your FTP server, make sure that CuteFTP is set to Port mode.

If you are using  CuteFTP Home:

1.  Open Site Manager > click on the site with problems.

2.  On the Type tab, under Data Connection change the setting to Use PORT.

If using CuteFTP Professional and Lite:

1. Open Site Manager > right-click on the site with problems > click Properties.

2.  On the Type tab, under Data Connection change the setting to Use PORT.

I hope that this has been helpful to you.

Until Next Tim, Enjoy your CuteFTP! ;-)

Peter – Your CuteFTP Guide