Cancelling a transfer
Managing transfersCancelling a transfer; Cancel and delete: which does what.
Cancel an unfinished transfer from its card. Cancellation immediately deletes the temporary copy and releases its capacity.
The confirmation past 10%
Below 10% progress, Cancel acts immediately. At 10% or more, gettor asks for confirmation. Cancelled transfers cannot be resumed; re-adding starts from the beginning.
What cancelling gives back
- The transfer slot, immediately.
- The storage that was reserved for the finished files.
- The transfer capacity it was holding.
Careful: Deleting files does not refund downloads-and-streaming usage for bytes already delivered to you.
Cancel and delete: which does what
Cancel, remove from the transfer list, and delete from the library have different effects.
The Library page shows your files and active downloads. Finished transfers remain as library files rather than separate transfer entries.
| Action | What it does | Touches your files? |
|---|---|---|
| Cancel | Stops a transfer that is still running. | No — there are none yet |
| Delete transfer | Removes a finished, failed, or cancelled transfer from the dashboard list. | No |
| Delete in the library | Deletes the actual files and frees the storage. | Yes |
Why you cannot delete a running transfer
Trying returns “Cancel the transfer before deleting it.” Cancel first, then delete the transfer from the list.
Tip: Removing a transfer from the dashboard does not change your library or storage.