How to exclude certain file extensions and file sizes ?

[thoste]

I want to transfer a huge file directory tree from the remote site to the local computer.

However certain file extensions (e.g. *.avi and *.mpg) should NOT be copied.
Moreover files with a size greater than 300KB should NOT be copied as well.

How EXACTLY can I exclude these find of files from being transferred/copied in a ftp download with filezilla?

Thomas

[boco]

Use the filename filters (menu View). Items filtered this way not only vanish from listings, but will also be excluded from transfers.

[thoste]

Use the filename filters (menu View). Items filtered this way not only vanish from listings, but will also be excluded from transfers.

Ok thank you but I have still some difficulties:

I set up a rule

Filter out all files ends with .avi

but got later an error popup: "Invalid regular expression '*.avi': quatifier operand invalid"
What's wrong?

Furthermore I would like to know in which units the file size has to be entered? In pure bytes?
That would mean filter out files with a file size greater than 100000 would mean filter auf files greater than 100kb. Right?

[boco]

I tested and it works, no error. Did you maybe select Regular Expression? Note that an asterisk has no meaning as wildcard here.

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File sizes are in bytes. Your 100000 example only applies if you assume 1KB=1000B. Most people in reality mean 1KiB=1024B. So you'd enter 102400 for 100KiB.

[thoste]

Ok, thank you.

And how do I apply a new (or modified) filter to the current (running) queue (which contaisn 24352 files)?

Do I really have to stop everything and start from beginning?

Thomas

[boco]

Already queued items are not affected. You could selectively delete from the queue, or delete and re-queue the items with the filter applied.