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====== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ====== | ====== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ====== | ||
- | ===== Using WinSCP ===== | + | ===== [[using]] Using WinSCP ===== |
- | * [[faq_remote_drive|How do I change drive on the remote panel?]] | + | * [[faq_remote_drive|*]] |
- | * [[faq_owner|Why can't I change the owner and the group of a file?]] | + | * [[faq_owner|*]] |
- | * [[faq_selection|Why does selecting a file in WinSCP not work as I expect (that is, in the normal MS Windows way)?]] | + | * [[faq_environment|*]] |
- | ··* [[faq_environment|Why WinSCP does not work in a new environment (operating system, machine, user account, network), when it works for me in a different environment already?]] | + | |
- | ===== Connecting to the Server ===== | + | ===== [[connecting]] Connecting to the Server ===== |
- | * [[faq_username|Where do I get a username and password?]] | + | * [[faq_username|*]] |
- | * [[faq_connection_refused|Why is WinSCP not able to connect to a server, when other clients are?]] | + | * [[faq_login|*]] |
- | * [[faq_ftp|Can I connect to an FTP server?]] | + | * [[faq_connection_refused|*]] |
- | * [[faq_security|How do I know if the connection is secure?]] | + | * [[faq_new_session|*]] |
- | * [[faq_sftp_large_packet|I get the message "Received too large (??? B) SFTP packet" when I login. What is the problem?]] | + | * [[faq_ftp|*]] |
- | * [[faq_ip|Where should I type the IP address of my remote host?]] | + | * [[faq_security|*]] |
- | * [[faq_openssh_win|How can I use WinSCP with OpenSSH for Windows?]] | + | * [[faq_hostkey|*]] |
- | * [[faq_passphrase|How can I connect without entering private key passphrase each time?]] | + | * [[faq_sftp_large_packet|*]] |
- | * [[faq_password_prompt|Why does WinSCP keep on asking me for a session password?]] | + | * [[faq_ip|*]] |
+ | * [[faq_passphrase|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_password_prompt|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_password_reject|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_password_reset|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_mainframe|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_root_path|*]] | ||
- | ===== Transferring Files ===== | + | ===== [[transferring]] Transferring Files ===== |
- | * [[faq_fxp|Can I transfer files between two remote servers with WinSCP (FXP)?]] | + | * [[faq_fxp|*]] |
- | * [[faq_drag_move|When I drop files outside of WinSCP, they are moved to the drop target. I want to copy them. How do I do that?]] | + | * [[faq_slow|*]] |
- | * [[faq_slow|File transfer speed is very low. WinSCP does not utilize all available bandwidth. How do I improve the transfer speed?]] | + | * [[faq_not_owner|*]] |
- | * [[faq_download_temp|Downloaded files are stored first to a temporary directory and only after that, they are moved to the destination directory. How do I prevent storing files to a temporary directory?]] | + | * [[faq_transfer_mode|*]] |
- | * [[faq_not_owner|I need to overwrite a remote file that isn't owned by me, but I'm member of its group. The file has write permission for group. After transfer I get a message like "Upload of file <filename> was successful, but error occurred while setting the permissions and/or timestamp"]] | + | * [[faq_timestamp|*]] |
- | * [[faq_transfer_mode|Where can I change the file transfer mode (binary, ascii) or enable the auto-select transfer mode option?]] | + | * [[faq_4gb|*]] |
- | * [[faq_timestamp|Why is the timestamp of uploaded/downloaded file different from the timestamp of the source file?]] | + | * [[faq_scp_not_found|*]] |
- | * [[faq_4gb|Can I transfer file larger than 4 GiB (or 2 GiB)?]] | + | * [[faq_transfer_size_change|*]] |
- | * [[faq_scp_not_found|When I attempt to copy files, I get an Error 127. What does this mean?]] | + | * [[faq_line_breaks|*]] |
- | * [[faq_transfer_size_change|Why does file size and/or content change during transfer?]] | + | * [[faq_uploaded_file_missing|*]] |
+ | * [[faq_upload_empty|*]] | ||
- | ===== Configuring the Session ===== | + | ===== [[configuring_session]] Configuring the Session ===== |
- | * [[faq_dir_default|How can I configure the default local or remote directory for the session?]] | + | * [[faq_dir_default|*]] |
- | * [[faq_store_session|How do I save a session, so that I don't need to fill in all the login information every time I start WinSCP?]] | + | * [[faq_store_session|*]] |
- | ===== Scripting/Automation ===== | + | ===== [[scripting]] Scripting/Automation ===== |
- | * [[faq_scheduler|My script works fine when executed manually, but fails or hangs when run by Windows Scheduler, SSIS or other automation service. What am I doing wrong?]] | + | * [[faq_scheduler|*]] |
- | * [[faq_script_ini|How do I configure session, transfer and/or any other settings for which there are no script commands?]] | + | * [[faq_script_ini|*]] |
- | * [[faq_script_result|How do I know that script completed successfully?]] | + | * [[faq_script_result|*]] |
- | * [[faq_script_modified_files|How do I transfer modified files only?]] | + | * [[faq_batch_file|*]] |
- | * [[faq_script_transfer_and_delete|How do I transfer files and remove them afterward?]] | + | * [[faq_script_modified_files|*]] |
- | * [[faq_script_switch|Why the switches do not work in my script?]] | + | * [[faq_delete_synchronized_files|*]] |
- | * [[faq_script_vs_gui|Why I cannot connect/transfer using script, when I can using GUI (or vice versa)?]] | + | * [[faq_script_switch|*]] |
- | * [[faq_exit_code|Why is WinSCP returning non zero exit code?]] | + | * [[faq_script_vs_gui|*]] |
- | * [[faq_delete_synchronized_files|How do I create script that synchronizes files and deletes synchronized files from source afterward?]] | + | * [[faq_exit_code|*]] |
- | * [[faq_script_non_recursive|How do I transfer (or synchronize) directory non-recursively?]] | + | * [[faq_script_non_recursive|*]] |
+ | * [[faq_library_parameters|*]] | ||
- | ===== Synchronization ===== | + | ===== [[synchronization]] Synchronization ===== |
- | * [[faq_synchronize|Synchronization or keep remote directory up to date functions are not working. Why?]] | + | * [[faq_synchronize|*]] |
- | * [[faq_synch_direction|What do direction options (local, remote, both) for Synchronization mean?]] | + | * [[faq_synch_direction|*]] |
===== [[ios]] Working with iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad ===== | ===== [[ios]] Working with iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad ===== | ||
- | * [[faq_iphone|How do I connect to my iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad?]] | + | * [[faq_iphone|*]] |
- | * [[faq_iphone_task|How do I do ... on iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad?]] | + | * [[faq_iphone_task|*]] |
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- | ===== Miscellaneous ===== | + | |
- | ··* [[faq_su|How do I change user after login (e.g. su root)?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_change_passwd|Can I change my account password with WinSCP?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_breaks_permissions|Why WinSCP breaks permissions (jail, chroot)?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_filemanager|Can I have a local directory in both panels (turn WinSCP into file manager)?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_win_timestamp|Why is remote file timestamp shown in WinSCP panel shifted by one hour from actual timestamp of the file?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_utf8|How do I make WinSCP show localized and/or UTF-8 encoded (Unicode) filenames correctly?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_web_cache|Why are the changes, I upload to webserver, not visible in the web browser?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_http_url|Can WinSCP show me HTTP URL address for the selected file?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_map_drive|Can I map a remote directory as a network drive in Windows?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_error_code|What is error code 4?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_transfer_config|How do I transfer my settings to another computer? How do I import/export my settings?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_panel_font|I cannot read the file panel font. How can I make the panel font bigger?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_commandline|What command-line parameters can be used with WinSCP?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_chroot|How to keep the user in a specified directory on the server? (chrooted session)]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_editor|Can the internal editor be better (e.g. syntax highlighting)?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_api|Is there some API that I can use to add file transfer functionality to my application?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_eccn_fips|Can you provide us with export control information/FIPS certification for WinSCP?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_licenses|How many WinSCP licenses has our company bought?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_password|Can I recover password stored in WinSCP session?]] | + | |
- | * [[faq_undelete|Can I undelete remote file removed with WinSCP?]] | + | |
+ | ===== [[misc]] Miscellaneous ===== | ||
+ | * [[faq_su|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_breaks_permissions|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_utf8|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_web_cache|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_map_drive|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_error_code|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_transfer_config|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_panel_font|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_commandline|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_chroot|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_editor|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_api|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_eccn_fips|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_licenses|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_password|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_undelete|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_error_codes|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_no_window|*]] | ||
+ | * [[faq_local_folders|*]] |