Pause and resume transfers

Pause a transfer to free the connection for something else, and resume it later. A single file continues where it stopped.

Steps

  1. In the Transfers list, right-click a transfer and choose Pause. Select several transfers to pause them together.
  2. To go on, right-click it and choose Resume.

To pause or resume every transfer at once, click Pause All or Resume All above the list.

The Transfers list: one upload running, one paused, one verified

Tips

  • A paused transfer waits until you resume it, even when the connection drops and comes back.
  • Single files continue where they stopped. Folders, archives and copies between two servers start again.
  • While AirSCP reconnects to the server by itself, Resume waits: resume once the connection is back.
  • AirSCP can’t tell whether a file changed while its transfer was paused. Resume only a file that stayed the same, or turn on Verify transfers with SHA-256 in Settings to check the copy.
  • Cancel a paused transfer to throw away the part that was copied. Disconnecting and quitting do that too, and AirSCP asks first.
  • Paused transfers don’t keep your Mac awake, and the Dock icon doesn’t count them.