Auto FTP Manager: Action Rules

Action Rules

Action Rules tell Auto FTP Manager what to do in various situations.  You can specify Action rules within an Automated Transfer Profile.  To use Action Rules go to New Profile Wizard > Automated Transfer > Action Rules.

You can specify any or all of the following Action Rules:

Transfer file (s) from  (Folder 1) To (Folder 2)

If this option is checked then all files present in Folder 1 are transferred to Folder 2.  You can even choose to Delete file (s) from (Folder 1) After Transfer.

Transfer file (s) from (Folder 2) To (Folder 1)

Selecting this action rule transfers file present on Folder 2 to Folder 1.  You can also choose to Delete file (s) from (Folder 2) After Transfer.

If you choose, you can have Auto FTP Manager delete files from the target folder if they are not also present in the source folder.  For instance, assume that you are transferring from Folder 1 to Folder 2.  If Folder 2 contains a file named "Extrafile.txt", and Delete file from Folder 2 if not present in Folder 1 is checked, then Extrafile.txt will be deleted when the Automatic Transfer Profile is run.

Synchronize Folder 1 and Folder 2

This action rule makes sure that the files present in both the folders are same.  The files not present in one folder are transferred to the other folder, so that after the Automated Transfer Profile is run the two folders contain exactly the same files.  This option is automatically selected when you check both of the other two action rules i.e. Transfer file (s) from (Folder 1) To (Folder 2) and Transfer file (s) from (Folder 2) To (Folder 1).  Similarly, when you select for this action rule, other two action rules are selected by default.

When a file is present in both folders, Conflict Resolution is used to decide what to do.

You must remember that the actual names of Folder 1 and Folder 2 will be used by the program, not "Folder 1" and "Folder 2" (unless you happen to have folders with those names).