Symantec 14541094 - pcAnywhere Host & Remote, User Manual

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To increase file transfer performance
1 In the Symantec pcAnywhere window, on the Edit menu, click Preferences.
2
In the pcAnywhere Options window, on the File Transfer tab, under Settings,
select any of the following:
Compresses files during file transfer.
Selecting this option can speed up the file transfer
if you are transferring a large text file that has not
been compressed by some other means, such as a zip
tool.
Use Compression
Compares the contents of files with duplicate file
names in the source and destination directories and
transfers only the portions of the source file that
differ.
Use SpeedSend
Automatically skips over a file that cannot be
processed.
No error message is generated, so no user
intervention is required.
Suppress error messages
3
Click OK.
Ways to start a file transfer session
Symantec pcAnywhere lets you start a file transfer session in the following ways:
■
Starting a remote connection item that is configured to start in File Transfer
mode
■
Using Quick Connect
■
Switching to file transfer mode during a session
Symantec pcAnywhere prompts you for caller logon credentials to connect to the
pcAnywhere host. If the host computer is running Windows XP/2003
Server/2000/NT, the operating system might also prompt you for computer logon
credentials.
Transferring files between computers
Only the remote user can initiate a file transfer. When you transfer files between
a host and remote computer, the File Transfer window displays a progress bar,
file transfer status information, and the full file name and path name of each file
Transferring files and folders
Ways to start a file transfer session
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