Welcome to the community. Please note your problem isn't the same as the original so you would get better visibility by opening a new post. BTW it is also better community etiquette  .   I'm guessing you are using the SAS File Transfer task in EG - is that right? Also what version of EG are you using?   As I understand it this EG task is designed as a simple way of moving "small" SAS files between your PC and your SAS server. There are better options for large data files but they are mostly not so simple. One easy way if your SAS server runs on Windows is to have SAS server folders set up as network shares then you can do a copy and paste in Windows Explorer.   We need to know more about your SAS setup to investigate alternatives.  ... View more