FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

• When I drop files outside of WinSCP, they are moved to drop target. I want to copy them. How do I do that?
• I receive “Received too large (??? B) SFTP packet” on login. What is wrong?
• How do I change a user after login (e.g. su root)?
• What command-line parameters can be used with WinSCP?
• Can I use WinSCP with OpenSSH for Windows?
• File transfer speed is very low. WinSCP does not utilize all available bandwidth. How do I improve the transfer speed?
• 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?
• How to keep user in specified directory on server? (chrooted session)
• 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”]]

• How do I store session, so I don’t need to fill in all login information every time I start WinSCP?
• I need to upload files to my server automatically at specified time. Can it be done using WinSCP?
• Where should I type IP address of my remote host?
• Where can I change file transfer mode (binary, ascii) or enable auto-select transfer mode option?
• Why selecting file in WinSCP does not work as I expect (as is usual in Windows)?
• I click on “Login” button, program starts connecting, but then it displays some error message and quits. What I’m doing wrong?