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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

How do I know if the connection is secure?
Can I have local directory in both panels (turn WinSCP into file manager)?
How can I configure default local or remote directory for session?
What do direction options (local, remote, both) for Synchronisation mean?
Where do I get username and password?
Can I transfer files between two remote servers with WinSCP (FXP)?
WinSCP gives warning that the server’s host key is not cached in the registry. What does it mean?
How do I transfer my settings to another computer? How do I import/export my settings?
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”]]