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====== How do I change drive on the remote panel? ====== ====== How do I change drive on the remote panel? ======
-You are probably connecting with WinSCP to a server on Windows. [[SFTP]], [[FTP]], [[WebDAV]] and [[SCP]] protocols use Unix concept on one-directory-root. It collides with multiple roots (=drives) on Windows.+You are probably connecting with WinSCP to a server on Windows. [[SFTP]], [[FTP]], [[WebDAV]] and [[SCP]] protocols use Unix concept of one-directory-root. It collides with multiple roots (=drives) on Windows.
Each server solves the problem in different way. Each server solves the problem in different way.
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  * Some servers list the drives in a root folder (''/'') as a virtual subdirectories (''/X'' or ''/X:'', where ''X'' is the drive letter).   * Some servers list the drives in a root folder (''/'') as a virtual subdirectories (''/X'' or ''/X:'', where ''X'' is the drive letter).
  * On other servers you will need to use //[[task_navigate#manual|Open directory]]// command and type path to another drive manually.   * On other servers you will need to use //[[task_navigate#manual|Open directory]]// command and type path to another drive manually.
-    * Windows clones of OpenSSH server running on Cygwin: You need to type path like ''/cygdrive/X'', where ''X'' is the drive letter. 
    * On [[guide_windows_openssh_server|Microsoft native build of OpenSSH server]]: You need to type path like ''/X:'', where ''X'' is the drive letter.     * On [[guide_windows_openssh_server|Microsoft native build of OpenSSH server]]: You need to type path like ''/X:'', where ''X'' is the drive letter.
 +    * Windows clones of OpenSSH server running on Cygwin: You need to type path like ''/cygdrive/X'', where ''X'' is the drive letter.
    * On Vandyke (and some others) server you need to type path like ''X:/'', where ''X'' is the drive letter.      * On Vandyke (and some others) server you need to type path like ''X:/'', where ''X'' is the drive letter. 
If you usually use one drive only with WinSCP, you would probably want to [[task_navigate#bookmarks|bookmark]] it, not to type it again all the time. Or use it as [[ui_login_directories#directories|initial remote directory]]. If you usually use one drive only with WinSCP, you would probably want to [[task_navigate#bookmarks|bookmark]] it, not to type it again all the time. Or use it as [[ui_login_directories#directories|initial remote directory]].

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