Getting Files

Locate the file you wish to download by using the Remote Browser as previously described.  You may choose a destination for the download by using the Local Browser on the left side of the window in a similar manner.

To begin a download, select the remote file, then click the "Get" button.  Alternatively, you may double click on a remote file to begin downloading it.

The file will be written into the directory displayed or selected in the Local Browser.  You must have read permission for the remote file and write permission for the local destination.

The file will be saved with a name ending in ".TMP" during the download.  On Windows systems, a ".CHK" companion file will also be created.  If the download is interrupted, do not rename these files as doing so may prevent the download from being resumed.  The correct filename will be assigned when the download completes successfully.

When you begin a Get operation, the local directory will be searched for files or partial downloads with the same name.  If a useable partial download is found, you may choose to Resume it or delete the existing file immediately.  If a conflicting file that can't be resumed is found, you will be asked if you want to delete the old file.

While the download is proceeding, you may continue to browse other folders and servers, and you may request additional file transfers.  Additional transfers will be queued and will occur in the order they are selected.  See the Multitasking section for details.

Once a file has been successfully downloaded, MTPexpedat will attempt to set the modification date, access rights, ownership, and group id of the downloaded file to match those of the remote file.  Whether or not this is successful will depend on the server version, operating systems, and MTPexpedat's own access rights.

Warning about Symbolic Links

Symbolic links are pointers to files located in another part of the filesystem.  They will appear in the file listing with a type of '@'.  Targeting symbolic links can produce unexpected results.

If you try to Get a file that is a symbolic link to a regular file, the target file itself will be downloaded.

But if you try to Get or double click on a remote symbolic link that happens to point to a directory, the resulting download will contain a listing of the directory in the structured list format.

In order to browse a directory pointed to by a symbolic link, you must type its path in the Remote Path field then press return or click List.

Windows shell links (".lnk" files) cannot be followed.  Instead, the link itself is transferred.

The handling of links is likely to change in future versions.