Conditions tab allows choosing what kind of file and directory changes to detect in a remote FTP server.
| Conditions | Details |
|---|---|
| Watch for new files | Detect newly created and uploaded files. |
| Watch for new and existing files | Detect newly created files as well as the files already existing in the specified directory. |
| Watch for deleted files | Detect when the files are deleted. |
| Watch for modified files | Allows the FTP Watcher to detect changes in file content, including alterations in size or timestamp. When enabled, it monitors files for any modifications. |
| Ignore timestamp | When Watch for modified files is active, this option instructs the FTP Watcher to disregard changes in file date and time, focusing solely on size changes. This can be useful to prevent false triggering from timestamp-only modifications. Note that during file creation or upload, the Watcher may detect intermediate states before the file is fully written. This option does not apply to directory monitoring. |
| Watch for file count in directory | Detect when the total number of files exceed the specified number. Always returns the oldest file, enabling sequential processing to ensure all files are handled in a predictable manner. |
| Watch for file size that is greater than | Detect files that are larger than a particular size. |
| Size units |  Set file size limits in any preferred format—bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, or terabytes. |
Notes
- When watching for New and existing files, File size or File count, the FTP Watcher waits for all currently running Task instances to finish, before triggering again. This behavior can be changed with a Registry override.
- Many FTP servers always return
00seconds in timestamp, thus preventing correct detection of file modification.
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