WinSCP: Mirror directory in the background

Question

I am transferring a large volume of small files to my server. I have been using the Synchronize feature to mirror the files from my hhd to my server. However unlike when I start a new transfer I cannot find a way to upload the files in the background. This is a problem because I can have up to 9 background transfers at the same time, which vastly improves the speed of the transfers.

How can I use the Synchronize feature to mirror the files, uploading them in the background?

Answer 1

WinSCP does not support use of multiple connections for synchronization.

Though you can script this using WinSCP .NET assembly:

• Use Session.CompareDirectories method to find the list of files that need synchronization.
• And then you can transfer those files using multiple connections. You can start with this example: Automating transfers in parallel connections over SFTP/FTP protocol.