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WinSCP can operate in two modes, either it expects that the local machine and the server uses the same encoding (no conversion is done) or treats remote filenames as UTF-8 (Unicode) encoded. By default, the first mode is used for [[protocols#sftp|SFTP protocol]] version 3 and lower ((SFTP specification before version 4 has not required UTF-8 explicitly)), the latter mode is used for newer versions. You can force non-default behaviour using session option //[[ui_login_sftp#protocol_options|Server does not use UTF-8]]//. This is useful especially for servers that use UTF-8 natively, thus even for older versions of SFTP. | WinSCP can operate in two modes, either it expects that the local machine and the server uses the same encoding (no conversion is done) or treats remote filenames as UTF-8 (Unicode) encoded. By default, the first mode is used for [[protocols#sftp|SFTP protocol]] version 3 and lower ((SFTP specification before version 4 has not required UTF-8 explicitly)), the latter mode is used for newer versions. You can force non-default behaviour using session option //[[ui_login_sftp#protocol_options|Server does not use UTF-8]]//. This is useful especially for servers that use UTF-8 natively, thus even for older versions of SFTP. | ||
- | Please be aware that if your server does not support UTF-8 encoding, but uses its local legacy encoding instead, it is its fault. The problem is not on WinSCP-side. You should push your server manufacturer for add support for UTF-8, and not ask for support of legacy encoding in WinSCP. | + | Please be aware that if your server does not support UTF-8 encoding, but uses its local legacy encoding instead, it is its fault. The problem is not on WinSCP-side. You should push your server provider to add support for UTF-8, and not ask for support of legacy encoding in WinSCP. |
For [[protocols#scp|SCP protocol]] filename encoding conversion is not supported at all. | For [[protocols#scp|SCP protocol]] filename encoding conversion is not supported at all. | ||