Getting Packages

Some servers may allow you to package, compress, and download an entire directory tree at once.  See the Packaging section of the servedat documentation for information on enabling server-side packaging.  Select an entry in the Remote Browser, and click the "Pack" button.  If the server has been configured to support packaging, the entire contents of the entry you selected will be packaged and downloaded.

The client and server will negotiate to choose the best package format supported by both.  You may change your client's packaging preferences using the Packages configuration option.

The file will be saved with a name ending in ".TMP" during the download.  Because packages are generated in real-time by the server, they cannot be resumed if interrupted and the progress bar will not display.  Once the package download is complete, the suffix will be changed from ".TMP" to the type chosen by the server.

When you begin a Pack operation, the local directory will be searched for files which might conflict with the new package.  If conflicting files are found, you will be asked whether the new file should overwrite any old one once the download completes.

Servers from ExpeDat 1.9 and higher also support inline compression of individual files.  See the "Compression" section for details.  Note that you cannot combine inline compression with external packaging: you may only use one or the other.