A file transfer moves a file from one file repository to another. File repositories may exist on the ThingWorx Platform or a remote edge device. On a remote edge device, the file repository is the file system on the device. On the ThingWorx Platform, file repositories are Things that implement the required services for reading from them and writing to them.

In ThingWorx, files are transferred by calling the Copy service on the File Transfer Subsystem of the ThingWorx Platform. The File Transfer Subsystem orchestrates the movement of files. The File Transfer Subsystem notifies the requester when a transfer completes or fails.