Copy Options

Each time you copy an item to a remote computer, you have the chance to customize the operation to allow fine-grained control of the location and file owner of the copied file, the network bandwidth used, and what to do in case of failure or duplicate files.

Copy Destination Locations

There are several preset destinations available in the "Place Items In" destination pop-up menu, including the Applications folder. If you do not see the destination you want, you can specify a full pathname.

Owner and Group for Copied File

By default, the copied files inherit the owner and group of the enclosing destination folder. For additional flexibility, you have several options for handing file ownership. You can:

Preserve current owner
Set the owner to the current console user
Specify user and group

Encryption

You can encrypt the copy transport stream to protect the data sent across the network. By selecting the "Encrypt network data" option, you exchange performance for security. This option is also available in the Install Packages dialog.

Copy Failure Handling

By default, if a single computer fails to get the copied file, the copy operation continues to all participating computers. However, there may be times when you want a copy operation to stop if one of the copies fails. You can choose to cancel the entire copy operation if one participating computer reports a failure. This option is also available in the Install Packages dialog.

Network Bandwidth Limits

File copies are done at the maximum sustainable rate for the network. This allows Apple Remote Desktop to use all the resources at its disposal to quickly and efficiently finish the copy. Depending on what else is being done on the network, you may want to explicitly limit the copy data transfer rate. You can set an approximate maximum data rate in kilobytes per second for file copies. This option is also available in the Install Packages dialog.

More Options When the Item Already Exists

If an item with the same name as the item you selected to copy already exists at the destination, you have several options for handing the name conflict. You can:

replace the existing item
replace the existing item if the existing item is older
rename the existing item
rename the item being copied
always ask which of the above options you want to use

Post-Copy Action

You can choose to open a copied item immediately after it's copied. If you select this option, the file will open with the parent application that created it.