Specifying Time CuteFTP Waits after a Transfer Completes

You can configure CuteFTP to keep a session open for a specific number of seconds after a transfer is complete. Leaving data connections open allows more transfers to use the same connection, avoiding the need to open new connections. After a file is successfully transferred, CuteFTP does not close the corresponding connection (session) to the server during the next 30 seconds (by default) in case there are more pending file transfers in the queue. If transfers are waiting, CuteFTP will reuse this connection for them. If there are no transfers waiting, then the connection (session) will be closed in 30 seconds. The Log Window (View > Show Panes > Queue & Log Pane) displays a list of open sessions to the Site. For 30 seconds after files are transferred, the Log Window will still show the session in this window. After 30 seconds, the session is closed except for one browse window. You can change this timeout to 0 - 1000 seconds.

To specify the wait time after transfer completes

  1. On the main menu, click Tools > Global Options (or press ALT+F7).

  2. Expand the Transfer node, then click Events. The Events options appear.

  3. In the Close the file transfer session <n> seconds after the transfer is finished box, specify the time that CuteFTP will wait to close the data connection after a transfer is complete. Specify a time between 0 and 1,000 seconds.

  4. Click Apply if you are going to make changes to other pages; click OK to save changes and close the Global Options dialog box.