Transfer profiles: Balanced, Long distance, Fast fiber, Gentle

By the end of this page you will have picked whichever of the four evoftp transfer profiles fits your connection. A profile sets four numbers at once — segments per file, files at once, total connections and data in flight per connection — so you rarely need to touch the sliders underneath.

Choosing a profile

1. Click the gear icon at the top right.
2. Click a profile card. The card highlights and the Advanced sliders below are set to its numbers.
3. Click Done. A toast repeats what you chose, for example “Profile: Balanced — 4 per file · 3 files · 8 connections · auto in flight”.

The profile applies to files that start after you press Done. A file already transferring keeps the segments it started with.

What the four profiles do

Segments per file — how many pieces a large file is split into, each pulled over its own connection. Files at once — how many files transfer in parallel when you queue a folder. Total connections — the hard cap on SSH connections open to the seedbox. Data in flight — how much each connection keeps requested ahead; Auto sizes it from the measured ping.

Deciding by symptom

• Sidebar speed is far below what your line can do, and the seedbox is not nearby: try Long distance.
• One big file is slow but a folder of files is fast: your connection is being limited per stream — more segments is the fix, so Long distance again.
• Speed already sits at your line’s limit: more connections cannot help. Balanced or Fast fiber; the difference is only how many files move together.
• Other people on the network complain, or you want to keep browsing comfortably: Gentle.
• Any of the above but with one number you want different: edit the slider and the profile becomes Custom (see the next page).

Overriding a single download

You do not need to change profile for one large file. Download ▾ (or the right-click menu) offers 8, 4, 2 or 1 connections for that download only; the profile’s total connection cap still applies.

Note: profiles shape downloads only. Uploads always use a single connection per file.

Overview: evoftp guide.