Say I want to transfer a big file; with explorer, all you get is a small box estimating how much time it takes and you can't pause it if it takes to long. But would there be a program that does the same thing, but it displays the %, the speed, etc. and have the ability to pause the transfer, and/or verify the copy when the transfer is done?

Oh and maybe have the ability to make a sharing folder (or something similar) which copies the contents on both (or more) computers either automatically or periodically

GetRight is fine (my choice for past 10 yrs)I tested almost all programs ,but top 2 are GetRight and FTP Voyager

i use fireftp, an extension for the firefox mozilla browser. it works well and easy to use. i don't know about pausing your transfer, but i think it shows information like the percent upload, and you can cancel your download by aborting it.

Well, I use CoreFTP, and it works good. Allows you to upload/download many files at once, allows you to pass a whole queue or single file, clear a list, delete/rename files, and other cool junk. There's a free and paid version. I use the free version and I like it

Get right use!