You can perform other, non-server-related, activities while you’re getting or putting files. Background file transfer works for all of the transfer protocols supported by Dreamweaver: FTP, SFTP, LAN, WebDAV, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, and RDS.

Non-server-related activities include common operations like typing, editing external style sheets, generating site-wide reports, and creating new sites.

Server-related activities that Dreamweaver cannot perform during file transfers include the following:

• Put/Get/Check in/Check out files

• Undo check-out

• Create a database connection

• Bind dynamic data

• Preview live data

• Insert a web service

• Delete remote files or folders

• Preview in a browser on a testing server

• Save a file to a remote server

• Insert an image from a remote server

• Open a file from a remote server

• Auto put files upon saving

• Drag files to the remote site

• Cut, copy, or paste files on the remote site

• Refresh Remote view