Overwrite Rules Dialog

In the Overwrite Rules dialog you can define rules the program should follow when file overwrite is occurring.

There are 3 conditions to define a overwrite rule.

• File size
• File time
• During (download, upload or any transfer)

File size

When this option is selected TurboFTP will compare the size of source file with destination file. The following options are available:

• Larger: The destination file is larger than the source file in size.
• Smaller: The destination file is smaller than the source file in size.
• The same: The size of the destination and the source file is the same.
• Different: The size of the source file is different than that of the destination file
• Don’t care: Ignore file size.

File time

When this option is selected TurboFTP will compare the time of source file with that of the destination file. The following options are available.

• Newer: The destination file is newer than the source file.
• Older: The destination file is older than the source file.
• The same: Both the destination and the source file has the same timestamp.
• Different: The destination file time is different than the source file time. No matter if it is newer or older.
• Don’t care: Ignore file time.
• Any transfer: If selected, the rule is applied for any type of transfer.
• Download: If selected, the rule will be applied only if the file is being downloaded.
• Upload: If selected, the rule will be applied only if the file is being uploaded.

Action

If the all conditions match TurboFTP takes the actions like Ask, Overwrite, Resume, Rename and Skip, as explained below.

• Ask: If selected, TurboFTP will prompt user to select from the available options.
• Overwrite: If selected, it will overwrite the file without any prompt.
• Resume: If selected, it will resume the file transfer without any prompt. Note that resume is only possible when the destination file is smaller than the source file, otherwise the action will be reverted to Ask.
• Rename: If selected, the file will be transferred and saved with a different name. The new file name will be in a format [oldfilename].YYYYMMDD-hh.mm.ss, where [oldfilename] is the original filename, YYYY is the year, MM is the month, DD is the day, hh is the hours (24hrs notation), mm is the minutes, and ss is the seconds. The existing file will remain as it is.
• Skip: If selected, it will skip the file without any prompt. Overwrite prompt default/timeout action. Defines the default action to handle a file overwrite.
• Overwrite prompt timeout: Defines the timeout value in seconds. When the timeout expires, the default/timeout action will be carried out.
• Do not resume if it is ASCII file: When a file is recognized as an ASCII file as defined in [Option | Advanced | Text File Marks], always overwrite the destination file.