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2 Main Types of File Transfer Pull-Based : The file transfer request is initiated by the receiver.     Push-Based : The file transfer request is initiated by the sender .

Uses of 'File Transfer' It enables sharing, transferring or transmitting a file or a logical data object between different users and/or computers both locally and remotely. A file transfer can be an upload or download. File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), BitTorrent and Simple File Transfer Protocol are the most common file transfer protocols used in computer networks and online.

File transfer or Data transfer ' File ' means something that holds informations within a system.  ' Transfer ' means to move something from one place to another.  Data transfer is the process of copying data from one location to another. The transferred data may be transformed in transit, or arrive at its destination as-is.  When the transfer process results in two copies of the data, this is known as data replication. If the original data source is to become obsolete, it’s called data migration .