Method for controlling a wall-saw system comprising a guide rail and a wall saw with a saw head, with a motorized feed unit which displaces the saw head parallel to a feed direction along the guide rail, with at least one saw blade which is fastened to a saw arm, pivotable about a pivot axis, of the saw head and is driven about an axis of rotation, and with at least one releasable blade guard, surrounding the saw blade, when producing a separating cut of an end depth in a workpiece of the workpiece thickness (d) between a first end point (E 1) and a second end point (E 2), wherein at least one of the end points is defined as a free end point (E 1, E 2) with overcutting, comprising: ▪ before the start of a machining operation that is controlled by a control unit of the wall saw, at least the saw-blade diameter of the at least one saw blade, the positions of the first and second end points (E 1, E 2) in the feed direction, the end depth of the separating cut and a main-cut sequence of m main cuts, where m ≥ 2, between the first and second end points (E 1, E 2) are determined, wherein the main-cut sequence comprises at least a penultimate main cut with a penultimate main-cut angle (α m-1) of the saw arm and a penultimate diameter (D m-1) of the saw blade used, and a last main cut with a last main-cut angle (α m) of the saw arm and a last diameter (D m) of the saw blade used, ▪ during the machining operation controlled by the control unit, - the penultimate main cut is carried out with the saw arm tilted at the penultimate main-cut angle (±α m-1), and - the last main cut is carried out with the saw arm tilted at the last main-cut angle (±α m), ▪ before the start of the machining operation controlled by the control unit, in addition to the main-cut sequence for the at least one free end point (E 1, E 2) with overcutting, an overcut sequence with overcuts is specified, wherein the overcut sequence has at least one first overcut with a first overcut angle (±φ 1,1, ±φ 2,1) of the saw arm and a first diameter (D 1,1, D 2,1) of the saw blade used and a second overcut with a second overcut angle (±φ 1,2, ±φ 2,2) of the saw arm and a second diameter (D 1,1, D 2,2) of the saw blade used, characterized in that, during the machining operation controlled by the control unit, the overcut sequence is carried out between the penultimate main cut and the last main cut, or the overcut sequence is carried out after the last main cut and, before the start of the machining operation controlled by the control unit, a starting position and an end position are additionally specified for the overcut sequence. ▪ before the start of a machining operation that is controlled by a control unit of the wall saw, at least the saw-blade diameter of the at least one saw blade, the positions of the first and second end points (E 1, E 2) in the feed direction, the end depth of the separating cut and a main-cut sequence of m main cuts, where m ≥ 2, between the first and second end points (E 1, E 2) are determined, wherein the main-cut sequence comprises at least a penultimate main cut with a penultimate main-cut angle (α m-1) of the saw arm and a penultimate diameter (D m-1) of the saw blade used, and a last main cut with a last main-cut angle (α m) of the saw arm and a last diameter (D m) of the saw blade used, ▪ during the machining operation controlled by the control unit, - the penultimate main cut is carried out with the saw arm tilted at the penultimate main-cut angle (±α m-1), and - the last main cut is carried out with the saw arm tilted at the last main-cut angle (±α m), - the penultimate main cut is carried out with the saw arm tilted at the penultimate main-cut angle (±α m-1), and - the last main cut is carried out with the saw arm tilted at the last main-cut angle (±α m), ▪ before the start of the machining operation controlled by the control unit, in addition to the main-cut sequence for the at least one free end point (E 1, E 2) with overcutting, an overcut sequence with overcuts is specified, wherein the overcut sequence has at least one first overcut with a first overcut angle (±φ 1,1, ±φ 2,1) of the saw arm and a first diameter (D 1,1, D 2,1) of the saw blade used and a second overcut with a second overcut angle (±φ 1,2, ±φ 2,2) of the saw arm and a second diameter (D 1,1, D 2,2) of the saw blade used,