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| WinSCP is an open source free FTP client for Windows. | WinSCP is an open source free FTP client for Windows. | ||
| - | ===== When to use FTP? ===== | + | ===== What is FTP Client? ===== |
| - | While [[protocols#ftp|FTP]] is still the most widespread transfer protocol used to transfer files from one host to another over the Internet, it was not designed to be a secure protocol and has many security weaknesses. So use FTP mainly if the server does not support any secure transfer alternative. | + | A FTP client is a software which uses the FTP protocol to transfer files to and from a remote computer. |
| - | ===== Why to use WinSCP as your FTP client? ===== | + | [[protocols#ftp|FTP]] is the most widespread transfer protocol used to transfer files from one host to another over the Internet. Basic variant of the protocol is not secure. If you want to transfer files securely, either use secure variant of FTP, the [[ftps|FTPS]] or use alternative secure protocol, [[protocol#sftp|SFTP]]. |
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| + | ===== File Transfers ===== | ||
| + | You can use WinSCP to transfer files both manually and [[guide_automation|automatically]]. | ||
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| + | ===== Why to Use WinSCP as Your FTP Client? ===== | ||
| Well, there are many reasons, but one of them is for sure that WinSCP supports a variety of transfer protocols, so you can use one tool for both secure and insecure file copying. Read more about the [[protocols|WinSCP supported protocols]]. | Well, there are many reasons, but one of them is for sure that WinSCP supports a variety of transfer protocols, so you can use one tool for both secure and insecure file copying. Read more about the [[protocols|WinSCP supported protocols]]. | ||