|  | Copying Files

Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) makes it easy to update items (other than the system software) on one or more client computers.

Copying files works fastest with a smaller number of files. For example, ten files that are 10 KB each will generally take longer than one file that is 100 KB. Consider copying a single file archive (like a .zip or .sit file) to remote computers for faster copying. Remember that Mac OS X applications are bundles of many smaller files. Although the application you want to copy looks like a single file in the Finder, it may contain dozens, or even hundreds of smaller files.

Copied files are not encrypted. If you have sensitive data being transferred across an unsecured network (like the Internet), it is recommended you use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to encrypt the network traffic. Alternatively, you could encrypt a file archive before copying it. The encrypted archive itself could be intercepted, but it would be unreadable.

If a client computer is asleep when you attempt to copy items, ARD will try to wake the client. If it can't wake the client and the copy does not proceed, you should use ARD to wake the target computer, and then attempt the copy again.

See:

- Copying From Administrator to Client.
- Copying Using Drag and Drop.
- Restoring Items From a Master Copy.