Data Transfers · Progress, pausing and history
What's the difference between Cancel and Remove on a transfer?
Short answer: Cancel stops an active transfer and keeps its entry as Canceled; Remove deletes a finished, failed or cancelled entry from the list. Neither deletes transferred files. Removing a schedule's original entry stops it.
Cancel stops a transfer that's running, queued, paused or waiting for the drive. The entry stays in the list, marked Canceled, so you can see what happened.
Remove deletes an entry from the list. It only appears once a transfer has finished, failed or been cancelled — to remove a running one, cancel it first.
Neither one deletes files you've already transferred. Removing the original entry of a scheduled transfer also stops its schedule.
Related: What happens when I cancel? · Stop a scheduled transfer