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Moving Existing Files and Folders to Remote Server Mount

Remote Server Mount keeps adding support for new remote types, and many Files.com customers want to move high volumes of files from Files.com's internal storage to a Remote Server Mount. The guidelines below cover how to do that well.

High Volume Copies or Moves

Use the Files.com web interface to perform moves. The web interface shows the progress of cross-remote moves through a status bar in the upper left. Other clients, such as an FTP client, do not give you real-time status of the move.

When the files being moved number in the thousands, or are more than a few levels deep, break the move into smaller moves. Create the top level of target folders inside your mounted folder as new folders, then move the files and folders they will contain in batches. Use the web interface and the Move command for each batch.

Different remote services respond differently to high volume transfers, and managing with smaller batches keeps your Files.com site from overwhelming the remote service.

When you run a Move through the web UI, Files.com automatically updates Share Links, Permissions, Styles, Notifications, and Folder Settings (including Inboxes) to point at the new destination. You do not have to make any changes for these things to continue to function normally.

This only happens for a direct Move. A Copy from one location to another does not transfer any metadata or settings. For that reason, use Move rather than a Copy followed by a Delete.

Moving Folders That Have Folder Settings

Moving a folder that has Folder Settings configured for it into a Remote Mount retains only compatible Folder Settings.

Folders with incompatible Folder Settings, such as File expiration and Remote Server Mount, are not moved to the Remote Mount destination.