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| - | ====== Background Tab (Preferences Dialog) ====== | + | ====== The Background Page (Preferences Dialog) ====== |
| - | The Background tab allows you to configure behaviour of WinSCP when [[transfer_queue|transferring files on background]]. | + | The //Background page// on the [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] allows you to configure behavior of WinSCP when [[transfer_queue|transferring files on background]]. |
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| - | ===== Background Transfers ===== | + | &toc_title_page_sections |
| - | The box //Maximal number of transfer at the same time// defines maximal number of background connections that WinSCP can automatically opened at the same time and thus maximal number of parallel background transfers. If you schedule more transfers the others will wait in queue. You can always instruct WinSCP to process [[ui_queue#managing_the_queue|particular transfer despite the limits]]. | + | ===== [[background_transfers]] Background Transfers ===== |
| - | The //Transfer on background by default// checkbox makes WinSCP to perform all transfers on background. You can always alter this for particular transfer on [[ui_copy|transfer options dialog]] (if enabled). | + | The box //Maximal number of transfers at the same time// defines maximal number of background connections that WinSCP can automatically opened at the same time and thus maximal number of parallel background transfers. If you schedule more transfers the others will wait in queue. You can always instruct WinSCP to process [[ui_queue#manage|particular transfer despite the limits]]. |
| - | You can check //No confirmations for background transfers// to avoid [[ui_pref_environment#confirmations|overwrite and other confirmations]] for the background transfer. You can always alter this for particular transfer on [[ui_copy|transfer options dialog]] (if enabled). | + | When //Enable queue processing by default// is checked, WinSCP starts processing the queue as soon as the first item is added to the list. If it is unchecked, you have to explicitly ask for the queue to be processed using command //Commands > Queue > Process queue// (the command is also available on the queue toolbar). Once the queue is completed, processing is disabled and has to be explicitly enabled again the next time. |
| - | The //Automatically popup prompts of background transfers when idle// checkbox affects how background transfer [[ui_queue#interacting_with_background_transfers|interacts with user]]. | + | The //Transfer on background by default// checkbox makes WinSCP perform all transfers on background. You can always alter this for particular transfer on [[ui_copy|transfer options dialog]] (if enabled). |
| - | Use //Remember password of main session for background transfers// checkbox to avoid background transfers asking for password. WinSCP will save the main session password and reuse it for background transfer connections. Note that for this WinSCP must keep the password in memory, which may have security implications. If you have the password saved in [[ui_login_stored_sessions|stored session]], which is not recommended at all, the saved password is used automatically for background transfers. | + | The //Use multiple connections for single transfer// checkbox allows WinSCP to use multiple connections for large queued batch transfers.((Multiple connections are not used, when using //Upload/Download and Delete// command or when [[ui_transfer_custom#common|preserving timestamps of directories]] is enabled. The feature is also not supported with [[scp|SCP protocol]].)) |
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| + | Normally, each file is transferred using specific connection. That means that multiple connections are used, when transferring multiple files only. With SFTP, you can even enable use of multiple connections when downloading a single large file by checking //Use multiple connections for single file above// and specifying a size threshold. You can use ''K'' unit for kilobytes, ''M'' for megabytes and ''G'' for gigabytes. Minimum is one kilobyte. //This is an experimental feature available in the latest version only. Use with caution.// &recent | ||
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| + | You can check //No confirmations for background transfers// to avoid [[ui_pref_environment#confirmations|overwrite and other confirmations]] for the background transfer. | ||
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| + | The //Automatically popup prompts of background transfers when idle// checkbox affects how background transfer [[ui_queue#interacting|interacts with user]]. | ||
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| + | Use //Display completed transfer in queue for// to control, how long do completed transfers keep showing in [[ui_queue|background transfer queue list]]. Particularly if you choose to show completed transfers //Forever//, you may want to [[ui_queue#manage|delete them manually]] later, once you review them. | ||
| ===== Queue List ===== | ===== Queue List ===== | ||
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| Note that visibility of the list can be controlled from main menu too. | Note that visibility of the list can be controlled from main menu too. | ||
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| + | ===== Further Reading ===== | ||
| + | Read more about [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] and its other [[ui_preferences#pages|pages]]. | ||