3.5 Managing a File Transfer Session

Remote Management enables you to transfer files between the management console and the managed device. For information on launching a File Transfer session, see Section 2.8, Starting Remote Management Operations.

In the File Transfer window, the Local Computer pane displays all the files and the folders on the management console, and the Remote Computer pane displays all the files and the folders in the directory specified in the File Transfer Root Directory option in the Remote Management policy. If the File Transfer Root Directory is not specified in the policy or if the managed device does not have any policy associated with it, you can perform file transfer operations on the complete file system of the remote device.

The following table explains the File Transfer controls and the options that are available for working with files from the File Transfer window. The Actions menu option is not yet supported on Linux. However, you can perform the operation by clicking the appropriate icon on the toolbar.

Table 3-6 File Transfer Window Options

Tasks

Shortcut Keys

Steps

Additional Details

Create New Local Folder

Alt+L

  1. Click Actions > New Local Folder.

    or

    Click in the Local Compute pane.

  2. Follow the on-screen prompts.

 

Create New Remote Folder

Alt+W

  1. Click Actions > New Remote Folder.

    or

    Click in the Remote Computer pane.

  2. Follow the on-screen prompts.

 

Open a File

 

  1. Double-click the file to open it in its associated application.

 

Rename Files or Folders

Alt+N

  1. Select the file or folder to rename.

  2. Click Actions > Rename.

    or

    Click .

  3. Follow the on-screen prompts.

 

Delete Files or Folders

Alt+D

  1. Select the files or folders to delete.

  2. Click Actions > Delete.

    or

    Click

  3. Follow the on-screen prompts.

You can use the Shift or Ctrl keys to select multiple files.

Refresh Local Folder

Alt+E

  1. Click Actions > Refresh Local Folder.

    or

    Click in the Local Computer pane.

 

Refresh Remote Folder

Alt+M

  1. Click Actions > Refresh Remote Folder.

    or

    Click in the Remote Computer pane.

 

Sort Local Files

 

  1. Click Actions > Local Sort.

  2. Select the sort type. You can sort the files by name, size, or date.

You can also sort the files by clicking the respective column headers.

Sort Remote Files

 

  1. Click Actions > Remote Sort.

  2. Select the sort type. You can sort the files by name, size, or date

You can also sort the files by clicking the respective column headers.

Upload Files / Folders

 

  1. Select the files to upload to the remote computer.

  2. Select the destination folder in the remote computer pane.

  3. Click Actions > Upload.

    or

    Click

The Action > Upload option is available only when the focus is on the local computer.

You can use Shift or Ctrl keys to select multiple files.

Download Files / Folders

Alt+O

  1. Select the files to download to the local computer.

  2. Select the destination folder in the local computer pane

  3. Click Actions > Download.

    or

    Click

The Action > Download option is available only when the focus is on the remote computer.

You can use Shift or Ctrl keys to select multiple files.

.

Cancel File Transfer

Alt+C

  1. Click Actions > Cancel File Transfer

You can also cancel the file transfer operation by clicking the cancel button.

Display File Properties

Alt+P

  1. Select the files.

  2. Click Actions > Properties.

    or

    Click

You can use Shift or Ctrl keys to select multiple files.

Displays the cumulative size of the selected files and folders.

Move to Parent Folder

 

  1. Click to move to the parent folder.