FTP-Feature: allow Segmented Downloads (parts)
Posted: 2014-08-02, 23:06 UTC
I've been using TC also as FTP Client for over 5 years now and would love to have this feature.
Segmented downloading. i.e. it downloads each file in many parts simultaneously, this allows faster transfer speeds for large files.
Segmented downloading is obviously a highly requested feature and quite likely the only reason many people actually pay for CuteFTP or SmartFTP.
I have a server in Europe and I often download files via FTP to my home in USA.
The fastest speed that I can get for FTP downloads is 7 Mbps.
My ISP in USA or somewhere along the line the FTPs are being throttled to this speed which is only a fraction of my 50 Mbps download speed.
CuteFTP Pro allows multipart downloads which splits up a file into 8 pieces and downloads the 8 pieces as separate files and then recombines them.
This speeds up downloads by almost 8X, it takes a bit of time to recombine the files when the download(s) is/are completed.
Therefore the time to download a 1 GB file in TC is 18 minutes, in CuteFTPPro it is 3 minutes.
Why doesn't TC support Multipart downloads?
I really like using TC and I am comfortable with it, but this is a very useful feature and it would be great to see it in future.
Thank you, Best regards
rotelola
Segmented downloading. i.e. it downloads each file in many parts simultaneously, this allows faster transfer speeds for large files.
Segmented downloading is obviously a highly requested feature and quite likely the only reason many people actually pay for CuteFTP or SmartFTP.
I have a server in Europe and I often download files via FTP to my home in USA.
The fastest speed that I can get for FTP downloads is 7 Mbps.
My ISP in USA or somewhere along the line the FTPs are being throttled to this speed which is only a fraction of my 50 Mbps download speed.
CuteFTP Pro allows multipart downloads which splits up a file into 8 pieces and downloads the 8 pieces as separate files and then recombines them.
This speeds up downloads by almost 8X, it takes a bit of time to recombine the files when the download(s) is/are completed.
Therefore the time to download a 1 GB file in TC is 18 minutes, in CuteFTPPro it is 3 minutes.
Why doesn't TC support Multipart downloads?
I really like using TC and I am comfortable with it, but this is a very useful feature and it would be great to see it in future.
Thank you, Best regards
rotelola