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| + | ====== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ====== | ||
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| + | ===== [[using]] Using WinSCP ===== | ||
| + | * [[faq_remote_drive|How do I change drive on the remote panel?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_owner|Why can't I change the owner and the group of a file?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_selection|Why does selecting a file in WinSCP not work as I expect (that is, in the normal MS Windows way)?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_environment|Why does WinSCP not work in a new environment (operating system, machine, user account, network), when it works for me in a different environment already?]] | ||
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| + | ===== [[connecting]] Connecting to the Server ===== | ||
| + | * [[faq_username|Where do I get a username and password?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_connection_refused|Why is WinSCP not able to connect to a server, when other clients are?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_ftp|Can I connect to an FTP server?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_security|How do I know if the connection is secure?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_sftp_large_packet|I get the message "Received too large (??? B) SFTP packet" when I login. What is the problem?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_ip|Where should I type the IP address of my remote host?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_openssh_win|How can I use WinSCP with OpenSSH for Windows?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_passphrase|How can I connect without entering private key passphrase each time?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_password_prompt|Why does WinSCP keep on asking me for a session password?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_password_reject|Why is WinSCP rejecting my session password?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_password_reset|Can you reset my password?]] | ||
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| + | ===== [[transferring]] Transferring Files ===== | ||
| + | * [[faq_fxp|Can I transfer files between two remote servers with WinSCP (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|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 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_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_transfer_mode|Where can I change the file transfer mode (binary, ascii) or enable the auto-select transfer mode option?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_timestamp|Why is the timestamp of uploaded/downloaded file different from the timestamp of the source file?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_4gb|Can I transfer file larger than 4 GB (or 2 GB)?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_scp_not_found|When I attempt to copy files, I get an Error 127. What does this mean?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_transfer_size_change|Why does file size and/or content change during transfer?]] | ||
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| + | ===== [[configuring_session]] Configuring the Session ===== | ||
| + | * [[faq_dir_default|How can I configure the default local or remote directory for the session?]] | ||
| + | * [[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?]] | ||
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| + | ===== [[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_script_ini|How do I configure session, transfer and/or any other settings for which there are no script commands?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_script_hostkey|Where do I get SSH host key fingerprint for use with scripting or .NET assembly?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_script_result|How do I know that script completed successfully?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_script_modified_files|How do I transfer new/modified files only?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_delete_synchronized_files|How do I create script that synchronizes files and deletes synchronized files from source afterward?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_script_switch|Why the switches do not work in my script?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_script_vs_gui|Why I cannot connect/transfer using script, when I can using GUI (or vice versa)?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_exit_code|Why is WinSCP returning non zero exit code?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_script_prefer_open|Why should I be using open command in scripting instead of opening session using session URL on command-line?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_script_non_recursive|How do I transfer (or synchronize) directory non-recursively?]] | ||
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| + | ===== [[synchronization]] Synchronization ===== | ||
| + | * [[faq_synchronize|Synchronization or keep remote directory up to date functions are not working. Why?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_synch_direction|What do direction options (local, remote, both) for Synchronization mean?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_keep_local_up_to_date|Can I keep local directory up to date?]] | ||
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| + | ===== [[ios]] Working with iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad ===== | ||
| + | * [[faq_iphone|How do I connect to my iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_iphone_task|How do I do ... on iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad?]] | ||
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| + | ===== [[misc]] 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?]] | ||
| + | * [[faq_error_codes|Where is documentation for error codes?]] | ||