Performing Multi-Part Downloads
CuteFTP Pro brings unprecedented power to your FTP transfers. Certain files
can be downloaded in multiple parts to
maximize your bandwidth. This means that a single file is transferred in two or
four parts simultaneously, greatly increasing the overall speed of the transfer.
Multi-part transfers will break up a file and transfer all of
the parts simultaneously (when using MAX priority), increasing the speed of the
transfer by a power of four. EXAMPLE: If the user can receive at 300 kb a
second, but the server can only transfer at 20 kb a second, CuteFTP Pro can
speed up the transfer to 80 kb a second.
To transfer a file in multiple parts:
1. Highlight the file in the remote pane.
2. Right-click the file.
3. Choose Download Advanced > Multi-part Download > HIGH or MAX. This
can also be accomplished from the Commands menu on the menu bar or
from the Download icon on the toolbar by clicking on the small arrow next
to the icon.
The majority of the transfer occurs primarily in the background of the
application, but you can quickly gauge the effectiveness of the transfer by
highlighting the transferring item in the queue pane and clicking on the small
plus sign + next to the item name. The item will expand to show you all parts
of the transfer with the average speed of each part.