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WinSCP 5.5 is the major stable release of 2013. Users upgrading from [[history#5.1.8|WinSCP 5.1.8]] get the following improvements. WinSCP 5.5 is the major stable release of 2013. Users upgrading from [[history#5.1.8|WinSCP 5.1.8]] get the following improvements.
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 +  * New toolbar icons and 16x16 icon. [[bug>290]]
 +  * [[workspace|Workspace]] can be saved. [[bug>776]]
 +  * Using term //Site// instead of //Stored session//.
 +  * [[ui_import|Sites import]] from Filezilla. [[bug>61]]
 +  * When upgrading, setup offers to restart Windows Explorer (or other applications), when drag&drop shell extension needs to be updated. [[bug>686]]
 +  * While installing, setup offers sites import from PuTTY or Filezilla.
 +  * Command to Import/restore configuration from INI file.
 +  * On first edit, offers configuration of user's custom text editor as default editor.
 +  * Simplified [[ui_copy|Transfer options]] dialog:
 +    * The dialog is shown only on the first transfer, when using drag&drop, unless user explicitly opts to show it the next time.
 +    * Moved the //New and updated files only// option to Transfer settings.
 +    * Moved the //Do not show this dialog box again// checkbox below buttons.
 +    * Hiding //Transfer each file individually// when not applicable.
 +    * Icon to distinguish Copy/Move operation.
 +    * //Do not show this dialog box again// implies saving transfer settings
 +  * Improved working with [[transfer_settings|transfer settings]] and presets:
 +    * Not showing default Text mode file mask in //Transfer settings// box.
 +    * Showing even default Binary Transfer type in //Transfer settings// box.
 +    * Removed "Exclude temporaries" transfer settings preset.
 +    * Added "Newer and updates files only" transfer settings preset.
 +    * Reorganized //Transfer settings// drop down menu, including new //Presets// header.
 +    * Hiding unusable presets from //Transfer settings// drop down menu.
 +    * Merged configuration of default transfer settings and transfer settings presets.
 +  * Improved user interface:
 +    * Using "Download" and "Upload" commands to distinguish copying to local and remote directories respectively.
 +    * Using "Download and Delete" and "Upload and Delete" commands instead of "Move" to distinguish moving files to local and remote directories respectively.
 +    * Optionally keeping completed transfers in queue list for configurable period of time. [[bug>584]]
 +    * Replaced file operation toolbar, bottom hot key bar and upload/download toolbar with specialized local and remote file toolbars to allow manipulating local/remote files using mouse, without need to change panel focus (Commander interface only).
 +    * Improved incremental search for sites on Login dialog: [[bug>984]]
 +      * Text is searched anywhere in the site name, not only at the beginning.
 +      * Next/previous matching sites can be searched for.
 +      * Search text is shown below site list.
 +    * Displaying queue status on taskbar button. [[bug>151]]
 +    * Replaced Selection toolbar with specialized local and remote Selection toolbars (Commander interface only).
 +    * Added label to the most important toolbar buttons. They can be optionally hidden including already existing labels like Command-line label (Commander interface), Address label (Explorer interface) and New session tab label.
 +    * Moved //Commands// toolbar of Commander interface first.
 +    * Find files command moved from Commands toolbar to Remote Navigation toolbar and is now available regardless of focused panel.
 +    * Renamed //Add to Bookmarks// command to [[task_navigate#bookmarks|Add Path to Bookmarks]].
 +    * Removed //Close// toolbar button from Editor and Log windows.
 +    * //Session// menu and toolbar reorganized.
 +    * Increased height of path labels (Commander interface only).
 +    * Single-file queue transfers occupy only single line in background transfer queue list.
 +    * Increased height of background transfer queue list row.
 +    * User interface icons are shown also in Setup.
 +    * Turned off automatic stretching of Transfer settings toolbar.
 +    * Column //Attr// is hidden by default on local panel.
 +    * Default (installation) width of the Commander interface is larger, if the screen resolution allows it.
 +    * Added //Download// and //Download and Delete// buttons on //Commands// toolbar of Explorer interface.
 +    * Moved //Panels// node on [[ui_preferences|Preferences]] dialog to the top-level to reduce nesting.
 +    * Horizontal line above file background transfer queue list splitter to highlight its presence.
 +    * Disabling whole //Once Empty// submenu, when queue is empty.
 +    * Using own context menu for local files (similar to existing context menu for remote files) by default. [[bug>163]]
 +    * First column in Editor list in preferences is editor name.
 +    * Icons are no longer dimmed with Office XP theme.
 +    * Tab with disconnected session is greyed.
 +    * Removed //SSH Protocol version// from Site tooltip.
 +    * When file cannot be loaded using selected encoding in Internal editor, error is shown. On error loading default encoding, attempts to load using another encoding. [[bug>971]]
 +    * On main window views without focus respond to mouse wheel. [[bug>846]]
 +  * Whole site folder can be opened at once. [[bug>424]]
 +  * Change: Session from commandline and/or from jump list is opened by default using existing WinSCP instance. [[bug>769]]
 +  * Transfer resume support can be controlled in scripting (''-resumesupport'' switch of file transfer commands) and .NET assembly (''TransferOptions.ResumeSupport'' property). [[bug>834]]
 +  * Transfer progress feedback using ''Session.FileTransferProgress'' event. [[bug>818]]
 +  * For special cases, it is possible to accept any SSH host key or any TLS/SSL certificate (with warning) using ''-hostkey=*'' in scripting and ''SessionOptions.GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAnySshHostKey'' or ''SessionOptions.GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAnySshHostKey'' in .NET assembly. [[bug>815]]
 +  * //Site Manager// command. [[bug>855]]
 +  * Writing INI file to user's profile, if program path is not writable. [[bug>817]]
 +  * Any mouse or keyboard input cancels or resets reconnect countdown.
 +  * Increased default reconnect interval for idle sessions to 9 seconds.
 +  * Additional ''F5'' shortcut to reload file in internal editor. [[bug>986]]
 +  * Reconnect interval for idle sessions can be configured independently.
 +  * Only shortcut to WinSCP itself is created in Start menu. [[bug>616]]
 +  * In Commander interface, the keyboard shortcuts F3 and F5 can optionally have the same meaning as in Windows Explorer (//Find File// and //Refresh//).
 +  * Changing session port number on Login dialog to well know port, updates protocol automatically.
 +  * Reporting an error when reading of local directory fails during operation. [[bug>952]]
 +  * Retrospectively logging previous script records when session is starting.
 +  * When SFTP connection is rejected, knock FTP port. If open suggest using FTP protocol.
 +  * Desktop shortcut to open site folder can be created.
 +  * Dropped support for Windows 2000. Minimal supported version is Windows XP.
 +  * Using GiB scale for large file sizes. [[bug>913]]
 +  * Option to reconnect disconnected non-active session, when saving file opened from that session. [[bug>917]]
 +  * Use of ''MLSD'' FTP command is configurable. [[bug>927]]
 +  * Printing transfer progress for small files in bytes in scripting. [[bug>964]]
 +  * Before opening session using command-line parameter in scripting, warning is printed, that this is deprecated function.
 +  * Allowing host key import for SSH protocols only.
 +  * Export to INI file moved from Preferences to Login dialog.
 +  * Added larger values to initial offer of speed limits. [[bug>987]]
 +  * Bug fix: Scripting command ''synchronize'' sometimes did not announce that there is nothing to synchronize.
 +  * Bug fix: First Authenticate log entry was trimmed temporarily.
 +  * Bug fix: Separators on toolbars were showing "E" hint.
 +  * Bug fix: Incorrect file icon overlay positioning.
 +  * Bug fix: Not drawing own shortcut overlay over shortcut icons.
 +  * Bug fix: Records on Authentication window were temporarily truncated.
 +  * Bug fix: Selection on file panel was not visually updated when panel received/lost focus.
 +  * Bug fix: Panel path label was not deactivated when focus moved from directory tree to file transfer queue.
 +  * Bug fix: //Download// command was not highlighted as default in remote directory context menu when //Operation to perform on double-click// was set to //Copy//.
 +  * Bug fix: Text mode transfers should not be resumed FTP protocol. [[bug>965]]
 +  * Bug fix: No error is shown in Internal editor, when file cannot be loaded using selected encoding. [[bug>971]]
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