diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/resources/UniversalFileTransferUtility.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/resources/UniversalFileTransferUtility.java
index 7a555a23730..551dc5508eb 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/resources/UniversalFileTransferUtility.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/resources/UniversalFileTransferUtility.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
  * David McKnight     (IBM)      - [228743] [usability][dnd] Paste into read-only folder fails silently
  * David McKnight     (IBM)      - [376410] cross-system copy/paste operation doesn't transfer remote encodings for binary files
  * David McKnight     (IBM)      - [386486] when the original timestamp of a file is 0 don't set it after an upload
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [389838] Fast folder transfer does not account for code page
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.files.ui.resources;
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ public class UniversalFileTransferUtility {
 	 */
 	private static boolean doSuperTransfer(IRemoteFileSubSystem subsystem)
 	{
-		boolean doSuperTransferProperty = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getBoolean(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.DOSUPERTRANSFER) &&
+		//boolean doSuperTransferProperty = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getBoolean(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.DOSUPERTRANSFER) &&
+		boolean doSuperTransferProperty = false; // disabling due to potential corruption
 		subsystem.getParentRemoteFileSubSystemConfiguration().supportsArchiveManagement();
 		return doSuperTransferProperty;
 	}
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/propertypages/UniversalPreferencePage.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/propertypages/UniversalPreferencePage.java
index df5c4894207..dcac721c3b7 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/propertypages/UniversalPreferencePage.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/propertypages/UniversalPreferencePage.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2002, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, 2012 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [223204] [cleanup] fix broken nls strings in files.ui and others
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [245260] Different user's connections on a single host are mapped to the same temp files cache
  * David McKnight (IBM)  - [283033] remoteFileTypes extension point should include "xml" type
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [389838] Fast folder transfer does not account for code page
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.propertypages;
@@ -367,18 +368,21 @@ public class UniversalPreferencePage
 		    			});
 
 		
+		boolean enableSuperTransfer = false;
+		
 		// archive transfer
 		Composite archiveGroup = new Composite(parent, SWT.NULL);
 		GridLayout alayout = new GridLayout();
 		alayout.numColumns = 2;
 		archiveGroup.setLayout(alayout);
 		archiveGroup.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_BEGINNING));
-
+		archiveGroup.setEnabled(enableSuperTransfer); // set it can be disabled
 		
 		doSuperTransferButton = SystemWidgetHelpers.createCheckBox(archiveGroup, FileResources.RESID_SUPERTRANSFER_PREFS_ENABLE, this);
 		GridData cdata = new GridData();
 		cdata.horizontalSpan = 2;		
 		doSuperTransferButton.setLayoutData(cdata);
+		doSuperTransferButton.setEnabled(enableSuperTransfer); // so it can be disabled
 		
 		archiveTypeCombo = SystemWidgetHelpers.createLabeledReadonlyCombo(archiveGroup, null, FileResources.RESID_SUPERTRANSFER_PREFS_TYPE_LABEL, FileResources.RESID_SUPERTRANSFER_PREFS_TYPE_TOOLTIP);
 		archiveTypeCombo.setItems(ArchiveHandlerManager.getInstance().getRegisteredExtensions());
@@ -520,7 +524,8 @@ public class UniversalPreferencePage
 		String superTransferArcType = store.getString(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.SUPERTRANSFER_ARC_TYPE);		
 		archiveTypeCombo.setText(superTransferArcType);
 		
-		boolean doSuperTransfer = store.getBoolean(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.DOSUPERTRANSFER);
+		//boolean doSuperTransfer = store.getBoolean(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.DOSUPERTRANSFER);
+		boolean doSuperTransfer = false; // disabling due to potential corruption		
 		doSuperTransferButton.setSelection(doSuperTransfer);
 		
 		// buffer sizes
@@ -974,7 +979,8 @@ public class UniversalPreferencePage
 	public static boolean getDoSuperTransfer() 
 	{
 		IPreferenceStore store= RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
-		return store.getBoolean(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.DOSUPERTRANSFER);
+		//return store.getBoolean(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.DOSUPERTRANSFER);
+		return false; // disabling due to potential corruption
 	}
 	
 	public static int getDownloadBufferSize()
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java
index ede297a848b..532d3fed5f2 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [341244] folder selection input to unlocked Remote Systems Details view sometimes fails
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [363490] PHP files opening in system editor (Dreamweaver)
  * Rick Sawyer      (IBM)        - [376535] RSE does not respect editor overrides
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [389838] Fast folder transfer does not account for code page
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.files.ui.view;
@@ -1821,7 +1822,8 @@ public class SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter
 	{
 
 		boolean supportsSearch = ((IRemoteFileSubSystemConfiguration)set.getSubSystem().getSubSystemConfiguration()).supportsSearch();
-		boolean doSuperTransferProperty = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getBoolean(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.DOSUPERTRANSFER);
+//		boolean doSuperTransferProperty = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getBoolean(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.DOSUPERTRANSFER);
+		boolean doSuperTransferProperty = false; // disabling due to potential corruption
 		if (!doSuperTransferProperty && supportsSearch)
 		{
 			//flatset will contain all FILES that will be copied to workspace in UniversalFileTransferUtility and create corresponding folders.  Empty folders will be ignored
@@ -2176,7 +2178,8 @@ public class SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter
 			{
 				if (fromSet instanceof SystemWorkspaceResourceSet)
 				{
-					boolean doSuperTransferProperty = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getBoolean(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.DOSUPERTRANSFER);
+					//boolean doSuperTransferProperty = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getBoolean(ISystemFilePreferencesConstants.DOSUPERTRANSFER);
+					boolean doSuperTransferProperty = false; // disabling due to potential corruption
 					if (!doSuperTransferProperty)
 					{
 						SystemWorkspaceResourceSet flatFromSet = new SystemWorkspaceResourceSet();