---
title: "Throttling the Sync Throughput"
slug: "throttling-the-sync-throughput-3"
tags: ["7.8", "Protect", "Agent", "Share", "Drive", "macOS"]
updated: 2024-11-18T07:06:36Z
published: 2024-11-18T07:06:36Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/throttling-the-sync-throughput-3"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Throttling the Sync Throughput

You can restrict the amount of bandwidth used for syncing files by restricting the available bandwidth used for syncing always or at specified times.

When no throttling rules are defined, there is no speed restriction for uploading or downloading files to the Cloud Drive.

**To throttle throughput:**

1. Right-click the CTERA Agent Menu Bar icon, ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-U9A887LX.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A33%3A35Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A33%3A35Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=BHbhQOvSqUGUT%2BTxFV6fRymSBt3h8MMeLHn%2FVobZ8M0%3D), and select **Settings**.  

Or,  

Click the settings icon, ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-108Y3A8F.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A33%3A35Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A33%3A35Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=BHbhQOvSqUGUT%2BTxFV6fRymSBt3h8MMeLHn%2FVobZ8M0%3D), in the bottom right corner of the **CTERA Agent** window.  

The **CTERA Agent Settings** window is displayed.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-Y9YM58QR.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A33%3A35Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A33%3A35Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=BHbhQOvSqUGUT%2BTxFV6fRymSBt3h8MMeLHn%2FVobZ8M0%3D)
2. Click **Main > Cloud Drive** in the navigation pane.  

The **Cloud Drive** page is displayed.
3. Click **Settings**.  

The **Cloud Drive Settings** window is displayed.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-K0MU8IY6.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A33%3A35Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A33%3A35Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=BHbhQOvSqUGUT%2BTxFV6fRymSBt3h8MMeLHn%2FVobZ8M0%3D)
          **Note**

          

If a configuration template was defined in the CTERA Portal with sync throttling, click **Override** to override the CTERA Portal configuration.
4. Click **Add throttling rule**.
5. Define the following for the throttling rule:  

**Out Speed Limit (kb/s)** – The maximum speed to use for cloud drive sync upload in Kbits per second. The minimum value for the speed is 8kb/s. If there is no value, then there are no speed limits.  

**In Speed Limit (kb/s)** – The maximum speed to use for cloud drive sync download in Kbits per second. The minimum value for the speed is 8kb/s. If there is no value, then there are no speed limits.  

**Start at** – Specify the time when the bandwidth limit used for cloud drive sync throttling starts.  

**End at** – Specify the time when the bandwidth limit used for cloud drive sync throttling ends. When the end time is before the start time, the end time is the next day.  

**Days** – Specify that the bandwidth used for cloud drive sync throttling should be restricted every day (the default) or only on specified days.
          **Note**

          

A maximum of 50 rules can be defined. When the start and end times for more than one rule overlap, the order of the rules in the list determines how they are implemented with the rule at the top of the list implemented first. Use **Move Down** and **Move Up** to change the order the rules are listed.
6. To remove a rule, select the rule row and click ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-ERH5WJZC.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A33%3A35Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A33%3A35Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=BHbhQOvSqUGUT%2BTxFV6fRymSBt3h8MMeLHn%2FVobZ8M0%3D).  

The rule is removed.
7. Click **Save**.