My upload stopped or my Wi-Fi dropped. Will it resume?
Short answer
Yes. Pandafile uses resumable uploads, so if your connection drops the upload pauses and carries on from where it stopped once you're back online. You can also pause and resume it yourself.
Few things are more annoying than a big upload failing at 90%. Pandafile sends files in small pieces using a resumable upload method, so a hiccup in your connection doesn't mean starting again from zero.
What happens when the connection drops
- Your Wi-Fi or mobile data cuts out mid-upload.
- Pandafile notices and shows "Paused. It carries on when you're back online." It keeps retrying quietly in the background.
- When your connection comes back, the upload continues from the last piece that arrived safely. Already-sent data isn't uploaded again.
- The progress bar picks up where it left off and the upload finishes as normal.
Pausing on purpose
You can also pause an upload yourself, for example to free up your connection for a video call. Press "Pause" while it is uploading, then "Resume" when you are ready. "Cancel" stops the upload completely.
When an upload can't resume
- If you close the tab, close the browser or leave the page, the upload stops. You'll need to add the files and send again.
- If your computer shuts down or restarts, the same applies.
- If you are offline for a long time, Pandafile eventually stops retrying and shows "Something went wrong. Please try again." Start the send again once you are back online.
- Sleep mode usually pauses the upload, which then carries on when the computer wakes, as long as the tab is still open.
