

Warning: Modifying these settings incorrectly can lead to file corruption during transfers.įor most users, the default settings will work well but if you need to modify the classifications that FileZilla/FileZilla Pro uses: If you transfer a lot of extensionless files, you might prefer to have these transferred as binary files instead. By default, it transfers files without extensions and dotfiles (for example. That is, it will use the ASCII type for text files and binary type for every other type of file.įileZilla/FileZilla Pro can transfer files as ASCII or binary files. The auto option enables automatic detection of the most appropriate transfer type for a file. This type is suitable to transfer images or data files. With the binary type the files are transferred without conversion. With the ASCII type the text file is correctly converted. A conversion between the client system’s format and the server system’s format may be necessary. The line-ending format of text files vary on different platforms. FTP (and FTPS) data type of transferred files can be ASCII or binary.ĪSCII type is used to transfer text files.
