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====== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ====== ====== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ======
 +  * [[faq_security|How do I know if the connection is secure?]]
 +  * [[faq_filemanager|Can I have local directory in both panels (turn WinSCP into file manager)?]]
 +  * [[faq_dir_default|How can I configure default local or remote directory for session?]]
 +  * [[faq_synch_direction|What do direction options (local, remote, both) for Synchronisation mean?]]
 +  * [[faq_username|Where do I get username and password?]]
 +  * [[faq_fxp|Can I transfer files between two remote servers with WinSCP (FXP)?]]
 +  * [[faq_host_key|WinSCP gives warning that the server's host key is not cached in the registry. What does it mean?]]
 +  * [[faq_transfer_config|How do I transfer my settings to another computer? How do I import/export my settings?]]
 +  * [[faq_drag_move|When I drop files outside of WinSCP, they are moved to drop target. I want to copy them. How do I do that?]]
 +  * [[faq_sftp_large_packet|I receive "Received too large (??? B) SFTP packet" on login. What is wrong?]]
 +  * [[faq_su|How do I change a user after login (e.g. su root)?]]
 +  * [[faq_commandline|What command-line parameters can be used with WinSCP?]]
 +  * [[faq_openssh_win|Can I use WinSCP with OpenSSH for Windows?]]
 +  * [[faq_slow|File transfer speed is very low. WinSCP does not utilize all available bandwidth. How do I improve the transfer speed?]]
 +  * [[faq_download_temp|Downloaded files are stored first to temporary directory and only after that, they are moved to destination directory. How do I prevent storing files to temporary directory?]]
 +  * [[faq_chroot|How to keep user in specified directory on server? (chrooted session)]]
 +  * [[faq_scp2|Only scp2 is allowed on our server. Is it possible to make WinSCP use it instead of scp1?]]
 +  * [[faq_not_owner|I need to overwrite remote file that isn't owner by me, but I'm member of its group. File has write permission for group. After transfer I get message like "Upload of file <filename> was successful, but error
 +occurred while setting the permissions and/or timestamp"]]
 +  * [[faq_store_session|How do I store session, so I don't need to fill in all login information every time I start WinSCP?]]
 +  * [[faq_schedule|I need to upload files to my server automatically at specified time. Can it be done using WinSCP?]]
 +  * [[faq_ip|Where should I type IP address of my remote host?]]
 +  * [[faq_transfer_mode|Where can I change file transfer mode (binary, ascii) or enable auto-select transfer mode option?]]
 +  * [[faq_selection|Why selecting file in WinSCP does not work as I expect (as is usual in Windows)?]]
 +  * [[faq_login_error|I click on "Login" button, program starts connecting, but then it displays some error message and quits. What I'm doing wrong?]]

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