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====== Recent Version History ====== ====== Recent Version History ======
-This is list of changes for each release of WinSCP. See also [[project_history|project history]].+This is a full list of changes for each release of WinSCP. See also [[project_history|Project history]] and [[incompatible_changes|Incompatible changes between versions]].
-===== 4.0 beta ===== +===== [[6.4]] 6.4 (not released yet) ((2024-05-07)) =====
-=== 2007-04-07 ===+
-  * FTP support (based on [[http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/|FileZilla project]]). +  * Optimized working with large local directories: [[bug>2264]] 
-  * WinSCP can itself setup SSH tunnel to allow indirect connections though proxy SSH host. + ···* Loading large directory trees on the background. 
-  * WinSCP executable is now named ''WinSCP.exe'' instead of ''WinSCP3.exe''. The same change applies to default installation path and //Start// menu group (for upgrades, existing ''WinSCP3'' path is preserved). +    * Hidden directory trees are loaded only in the background
-  * Added simple "typical installation" option to setup that requires no further interaction from the user (apart from interface selection for fresh installs). +    * Optimizing directory loading by checking existence of subfolders on the background
- ·* Optional minimization to taskbar notification area (system tray). + ···* Optimized reading directories for file panel
-  * When executed as standalone (not installed) for the very first time, an INI file is used by default, if user has write permissions to directory, where WinSCP is executed from. + ···* Optimized browsing within directory tree with lots of subfolders
-  * Taskbar balloons optionally used for notifications when appropriate: +  * Improvements to AWS/S3 authentication and configuration handling: 
-    * When inactive session is disconnected. + ···* Allowed assuming IAM role. [[bug>2249]] 
-    * When background transfer queue is emptied (except for active session, when queue list is visible)+ ···* Credential profiles in ''.aws/config'' file are also recognized
-    * When user interaction is required, while WinSCP is minimized+ ···* Preferring configuration file defined using an environment variable over the default one
-    * When new release is detected. + ···* Only profiles that contain both ''aws_access_key_id'' and ''aws_secret_access_key'' are listed on the Login dialog 
-  * File checksum can be calculated from Properties dialog (providing the server supports the functionality)+ ···* Bug fix: The ''.aws/credentials'' file path was resolved using ''AWS_CONFIG_FILE'' environment variable instead of correct ''AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE''. 
- ·* SFTP uploads optimized. +  * Fallback to nonresumable transfer when temporary target file cannot be created. [[bug>2277]] 
-  * New option for handling of remote file timestamps: //Preserve remote timestamp//+  * Logging can be enabled for installer subtasks
- ·* New scripting option ''option batch continue''. When set, WinSCP ignores and skips all errors+  * Limited SFTP upload queue length to avoid networking congestion
-  * New scripting option ''option echo'' to enable echoing of commands being executed. +  * Bug fix: Possibility that files in root folder were incorrectly used
-  * New command to execute the last ad hoc custom command. +  * Bug fix: Failure when system theme is changed at the same time directory change is detected. [[bug>2286]] 
- ·* Tabs on Login dialog that have no usable option for current context (e.g. protocol) are hidden. +  * Bug fix: Tree indentation does not scale correctly. [[bug>2288]]
-  * "Host hasn’t answered for X seconds" message disappears itself once the response finally arrives also in scripting. +
- ·* File edited in an internal editor can be reloaded (refreshed). +
-··* Support for SSPI authentication. +
-··* Support for Kerberos ticket forwarding+
- ·* Configuration can be exported to an INI file. +
- * New command //Duplicate session//. +
-  * Mirror mode for synchronization, where files are updated on any timestamp difference (i.e. even newer files are updated). +
-  * Custom commands history stores also the command options. +
-  * Preview changes for synchronization is enabled by default+
- * Quick preset buttons for Windows and Unix systems on //Environment// tab of Login dialog (visible when advanced options are turned off only)+
- ·* It is no longer required to specify username of login dialog. User is prompted for username once required (and only if required). +
-  * Information shown on status bar were reduced. +
-  * Environment variables can be used in most configurable paths (like path to random seed file, log file, configuration INI file, PuTTY executable, folder for temporary files, private key file, etc.). The syntax is ''%NAME%''. Part of U3 support. +
-  * Script aborts eventually after receiving no answer for prompt (like password prompt), when running in batch mode. +
-  * Whole authentication prompt is shown, even if it spans multiple lines. +
-  * When ''Shift'' key is hold while //New session// or //Duplicate session// commands are selected, the session is opened in new instance (window) of WinSCP. +
-  * Button //Load// on //Stored sessions tab// of Login dialog renamed to //Edit//. +
- ·* ''F1'' opens help for current tab on Login and Preferences dialogs+
-  * What's this button on dialog caption (''?'') opens help directly. +
-··* Button //Help// replaced with //Close// on Login dialog. +
-  * Single log file is used for all connections of one session (background transfer connections, secondary shell connection, tunnel connection). +
-  * During silent uninstall, user is not prompted for cleanup of application data. +
-  * Workaround for SSH servers based on cryptlib, which reports invalid files types in response to ''SSH_FXP_LSTAT'' request+
-  * Configuration of GSSAPI/SSPI authentication is exported to PuTTY sessions. +
-  * When changing configuration storage, also caches (change directory cache, accepted SSH host keys, accepted banners) are transferred to the new storage. +
-  * Context menu of permissions popup and input boxes has clipboard management commands. +
-  * Menu item captions capitalized according to Windows standard. +
-  * More internal error messages from PuTTY code are being localized. +
-  * When saving the edited session under the same name, overwrite confirmation is not requested. +
-  * Shell options of //SCP tab// of login dialog redesigned. +
-  * Timestamps are saved in numerical format into an INI file for portability among systems with different date/time format. +
-  * Status bar message about preset auto-selection can be clicked to reveal information about the preset. +
-· * Preset information dialog has //Configure// button that opens preset preferences. +
-  * Detection of OpenSSH sftp-server is more strict, not to apply on other SFTP servers running under OpenSSH. +
-  * Pattern hint link for log file name added. +
-  * For fatal errors (e.g. "lost connection"), original cause of the problem is kept as a top message, as opposite to regular errors, where contextual error message is on top. +
-  * Buttons //Login// and //Save// on Login dialog swapped. +
-  * When //Handles SSH-2 key re-exchange badly// bug is enabled, the //Key exchange// tab is hidden+
-  * Web page shortcuts in //Start// menu are now direct shortcuts instead of shortcuts to ''URL'' file. +
-  * New button //What's new// on information box about updates+
-  * Bug fix: Failure when changing languages (particularly with "Data execution protection" enabled). +
-  * Bug fix: Failure, when remote command had character ''%'' in its error output. +
-  * Bug fix: //Close// button were default even, if path box on //Space available// tab of Server and protocol information dialog had focus+
-  * Bug fix: Remote home directory of session was set to current working directory, after switching sessions. +
-  * Bug fix: Local home directory were changing while switching sessions, even when changing of local panel state with sessions is disabled. +
- * Bug fix: INI file specified by filename-only using ''/ini'' parameter was not looked for in current working directory. +
-  * Bug fix: Ad hoc command executed from file panel context menu was executed for selected files, despite the menu being opened for not-selected file. +
-  * Bug fix: Infinite loop of error messages when connection was broken while timeout message was being shown. +
-  * Bug fix: Trailing delimiter text were occasionally left in remote command output. +
-  * Bug fix: Some authentication progress steps were not shown on authentication window for secondary shell sessions. +
-  * Bug fix: Inactive sessions were not kept alive. +
-  * Bug fix: Incorrect sizing of internal editor windows opened on non-primary monitor. +
-  * Bug fix: Automatic retry after timeout was not working. +
-  * Bug fix: Stored session may be lost when letter case was changed solely during rename.  +
-  * Bug fix: It was not possible to cancel text mode upload with SCP protocol. +
-  * Bug fix: Change directory cache may become corrupted when using INI file for configuration. +
-· * Bug fix: Drag&drop download was not working, if relative path was used for temporary folder. Part of U3 support. +
-  * Bug fix: After startup, button on taskbar was not "pressed", even if WinSCP login dialog had focus. +
-· * Bug fix: Failure when closing console window. +
-··* Bug fix: When moving files from remote directory tree, the tree was not updated after operation, leaving icon for no-longer-existing directory. +
-  * Bug fix: Octal display of file permissions was not filled if no permissions were set for a file. +
-  * Bug fix: Failure to change attributes of local files was not reported sometime.+
-===== 3.8.2 for U3 ===== +===== [[6.3.4]] 6.3.4 (not released yet) ((2024-04-25)) =====
-=== 2006-10-23 === +
-··* U3 support.+
-===== 3.8.2 ===== +··* Translation updated: Belarusian and Danish.
-=== 2006-06-19 ===+
-··* Change to overcome URL handler vulnerability: When protocol (''%%sftp://%%'' or ''%%scp://%%'') is provided on command line (possible execution from web browser/Windows Explorer), all command-like parameters that cause any automatic action are ignored, including ''/defaults'', ''/log'', ''/script'' and ''/command''. +===== [[6.3.3]] 6.3.3 ((2024-04-16)) =====
-  * Function //Copy path to clipboard// has keyboard shortcut ''Shift-Ctrl-P'' in Explorer-like interface. +
-··* Address bar of Explorer-like interface has dedicated context menu, with option to //Copy path to clipboard//. +
-  * Partial files (''.filepart'') are no longer considered for synchronization (SFTP-only). +
-  * Permissions input box has the same context menu as permissions popup box. +
-  * In scripting mode, the WinSCP can read commands from redirected standard input. +
-  * UTF-8 encoded script files are supported (byte-order-mask is required)+
-· * Bug fix: Sorting arrows on synchronization checklist were corrupted on Windows 2000 and older. +
-··* Bug fix: Permissions popup box was occasionally dismissed, when its context menu was revealed. +
-  * Bug fix: Menu item //Leave as is// of permissions box was visible, even if it made no sense in the context. +
-  * Bug fix: When recursive setting of permissions was turned off on properties dialog, permissions may have possibly retained undefined state, although no longer allowed. +
-  * Bug fix: Path labels were redrawn each time mouse was moved over them, causing unnecessary flickering. +
-  * Bug fix: Some dialog labels were not disabled along with associated control. +
-  * Bug fix: Log window was showing log file name with patterns, instead of actual current log file name. +
-  * Bug fix: When patterns were used in log file name, the log file was recreated every time configuration has changed. +
-===== 3.8.1 ===== +··* SSH core and SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.81]]. \\ It brings the following change: 
-=== 2006-05-07 ===+····* Security fix for CVE-2024-31497: NIST P521/ecdsa-sha2-nistp521 signatures are no longer generated with biased values of //k//. The previous bias compromises private keys. [[bug>2285]] [[pbug>vuln-p521-bias]] 
 +  * Translation updated: Belarusian. 
 +  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.6.2. 
 +  * Support for TortoiseMerge in //Compare Files// extension. [[bug>2279]] 
 +  * Bug fix: File panel does not have focus after Login in Explorer interface. [[bug>2276]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when closing the last remote tab. [[bug>2283]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Copy and paste to another application in Store installation sometimes does not work. [[bug>2284]]
-··* Notice is displayed for period of time on status bar on various events, including: +===== [[6.3.2]] 6.3.2 ((2024-03-12)) =====
- ···* Automatic selection of transfer setting preset+
-    * Turning on/off of synchronised browsing. +
-    * New version release. +
-··* Synchronization checklist can be sorted by any column+
-· * When downloading, up to date remote file modification time is used, instead of cached time shown in file panel. +
-  * File masks can select files also by their size. +
-  * Automatic refresh of remote directory after an operation can be disabled (also by keyboard shortcut ''Ctrl+Alt+R''). +
-  * Stored session can be renamed. +
-  * Synchronized browsing state is now part of session state. +
-  * Options dialogs for uploads, downloads, synchronization and //Keep remote directory up to date// invoked from command-line can be skipped using ''/defaults'' switch. +
-  * Transfer settings presets drop down menu improved to show information about the preset being selected. +
-  * Parameters ''/script'' and ''/command'' can be used without ''/console'' to run the script without creating a console window (works for ''.EXE'' only). +
-  * Overwrite configuration message offers possibility to transfer file under different name (SFTP-only). +
-  * Turning off the advanced options on Login dialog hides also some advanced controls on tabs that are otherwise visible. +
-  * //Edit// is now a default action for double-click. +
-  * When new version release is notified, the message indicates if it is beta version. +
-  * Exclude file mask in example transfer setting preset //Exclude temporaries// expanded with ''*~; #*; .#*''. +
-  * Error "EAccessViolation" is now replaced with more meaningful "Invalid access to memory" also in scripting. +
-  * Mere change from //Exclude mask// to //Include mask// is not shown in transfer setting overview unless the mask itself is specified too. +
-  * Main window no longer flashes when Preferences dialog is closed. +
-  * Location profiles are renamed inline now. +
-  * Confirmation of file recycling is configurable independently of file deleting. +
-  * Reading of remote directory can be cancelled by ''Esc'' key. +
-  * During authentication, usage of stored password is indicated. +
-  * ''Shift+Up/Down'' selects files. +
-  * Button //Cancel// is not disabled on message dialogs, when //Never ask me again// checkbox is checked. +
-  * Command //Insert to Command Line// is no longer shown in file context menu on Explorer-like interface. +
-  * Bug fix: Menus were always shown on primary monitor in multi-monitor environment. +
-  * Bug fix: WinSCP was not reflecting system-wide disabling of menu animations. +
-  * Bug fix: Menus were not animated on Windows XP. +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when connecting thru proxy. +
-  * Bug fix: Major CPU consumption during prompt for password/passphrase. +
-  * Bug fix: It was not possible to edit remote files with name containing characters not allowed on Windows. +
-  * Bug fix: Timestamp synchronisation was not working properly for remote directory synchronisation. +
-  * Bug fix: Group control caption was truncated on some XP themes. +
-  * Bug fix: Button //Browse// on download options dialog was not preserving trailing backslash and operation mask. +
-  * Bug fix: Assertion in ''DirView.pas''. +
-  * Bug fix: Incorrect decoding of SFTP extension ''version''. +
-  * Bug fix: Command ''open'' in scripting failed if password was specified in its parameter. +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when last access time of file being uploaded could not be retrieved (typical for uploads from CD)+
-  * Bug fix: Incorrect validation of file masks separated by comma. +
-  * Bug fix: Before updates information is shown, query is sent to the server, if cached information were retrieved by another version of WinSCP. +
-  * Bug fix: Transfer option //New and updated file(s) only// was not being saved. +
-  * Bug fix: Command line switches ''/synchronize'' and ''/keepuptodate'' were not documented in syntax overview shown by ''/help'' switch. +
-  * Bug fix: When //Never ask me again// was checked on query for synchronization before starting //Keep remote directory up to date//, the synchronization was not performed.+
-===== 3.8 beta ===== +··* Translation updated: Belarusian. 
-=== 2005-12-20 ===+ * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.6.1. 
 +  * Optimized startup when right panel local directory tree is not visible. 
 +··* Workaround for SFTP servers (Cisco) which omit message field from status response. [[bug>2272]] 
 +··* Bug fix: Password pipe cannot be used to open a session in an existing instance. [[bug>2265]] 
 +· * Bug fix: Hang when canceling connection while reading remote directory. [[bug>2266]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when canceling FTP connection while reading remote directory. [[bug>2267]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Cannot start on Windows XP. [[bug>2268]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Installation hangs when adding installation path to search path when executed in session 0. [[bug>2270]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Misplaced stored site use warning in scripting when session name is specified. [[bug>2271]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Correcting neon version in About box and logs.
-··* Synchronization enhanced:  +===== [[6.3.1]] 6.3.1 ((2024-02-21)) ===== 
-····* When option //Preview changes// is turned on, checklist of synchronization actions is displayed, giving user option to review and confirm them all at once. +  * Translation completed: Norwegian
-····* Option //Preview changes// works for timestamp synchronization too. + ·* Bug fix: Badly encoded SFTP packet when renaming a file using SFTP version 5 and newer. [[bug>2259]] 
-    * When list of directories watched by function //Keep Remote Directory Up To Date// is changed, new count is shown on log view. +  * Bug fix: Failure when trying to synchronize files by checksum on server that does not support it. [[bug>2260]] 
- ···* Synchronization delay for function //Keep Remote Directory Up To Date// is configurable (only directly in configuration files)+  * Bug fix: Random hang/failure when closing FTP TLS 1.3 connection. [[bug>2261]] 
- ···* Bug fix: When list of directories watched by function //Keep Remote Directory Up To Date// was changed, some of the subdirectories stopped being watched. +  * Bug fix: Cannot use IPv6 literal as hostname on Login dialog. [[bug>2263]]
-····* Bug fix: Option //Same size only// for timestamp synchronization was not working+
- ···* Bug fix: Newly added subdirectories were not watched for changes, when keeping remote directory up to date from script. +
-  * The connection can be automatically re-established when lost during file transfer (SFTP-only). +
- * When the main session is reconnected the background transfer queue is now preserved. +
-  * The Server/Protocol Information dialog remade. It now also shows space available for current directory. +
-  * Color can be associated with session. It is used as background color for file panels. +
-  * Authentication window introduced. It combines progress display with authentication prompts. +
-  * Initial permissions can be set when creating new remote directory. +
-  * File panel can be sorted by extension by clicking on dedicated part of //Name/Ext// column title. +
-  * Permission errors when setting attributes (permissions and timestamp) of remote file can be suppressed using new transfer option //Ignore permissions errors// (SFTP-only). +
-  * Commands //Edit New File// and //Create Directory// moved to //New > File// and //New > Directory//. Command //Add/Edit Link// split into //Edit Link// and //New > Link//. Submenu //New// is also accessible from panel's context menu. +
-  * New panel option for Norton Commander-like interface: //Full row select// (turned on by default). Can be turned off to make panel's context menu more accessible. +
-  * New toolbar with custom commands. +
-  * New toolbar for Norton Commander-like interface with buttons //Upload// and //Download//, useful when you want to transfer file without having the source panel active. +
-  * New command (switch) for queue //Disconnect Once Empty// closes the session, if it's idle, when the last scheduled background transfer is finished. +
-  * System administrators can enforce display of authentication banners. +
-  * System administrators can restrict connection to servers without having their host keys accepted in advance. +
-  * Context menu of console output display includes command to resize the console window to fit the command output. +
-  * If the SFTP server does not provide file permissions/owner/group in directory listing, WinSCP requests them explicitly before showing Properties dialog. +
-  * Pressing button //OK// on fatal error message box for the initial session re-opens the Login dialog. +
-  * Only the last ''@'' in connection string is considered as username/hostname separator, making it possible to easier type username and/or password containing ''@'' from command-line. +
-  * "Edit" commands now open all selected files, not only focused one, if editing of multiple files is allowed. +
-  * Edited remote file can be uploaded, even if the session was reconnected meanwhile. +
-  * Transfer setting dialog has option //Do not show this dialog box again//, when transfer is invoked using drag&drop to disable future drag&drop transfer confirmation. +
-  * Optional "Office 2003" theme and few minor changes to toolbars. +
-  * Size of the console window is preserved. +
-  * When changing file properties, ''chgrp'' and ''chown'' are called before ''chmod'', because they change file permissions (SCP-only). +
-  * If the session is closed due to option //Disconnect when operation finishes//, associated background transfers are terminated immediately, not only after the user acknowledges the closure. +
-  * It is now possible to edit two files with the same path/name located on different servers. +
-  * Logging to file can be enabled using new ''/log'' command-line option. +
-  * Log file name can contain following patterns: ''&Y'' (year), ''&M'' (month), ''&D'' (day), ''&T'' (time), ''&H'' (hostname), ''&S'' (session name). +
-  * Improved cleaning of directory change cache on symbolic link deletion. +
-  * SFTP extension "versions", specifying list of supported protocol versions, is decoded and logged. +
-  * SFTP extension "supported" is ignored, when extension "supported2" is also sent by the server+
- * Custom transfer settings dialog disables settings unusable in current context (synchronization mode, server capabilities, etc.). +
-  * Transfer setting preset info tip does not show settings unusable in current context (server capabilities, etc.). +
-· * Setup does not overwrite update period, if updates were already enabled+
-  * Transfer setting options "Permissions" and "Preserve read-only" are disabled when the server does not support permissions. +
-  * On Windows XP, native column sorting icons are used. +
-  * Licence of PuTTY updated. +
-  * Command //Copy URL to Clipboard// now URL-encodes some characters (space particularly). +
-  * WinSCP can handle URL with URL-encoded characters in session name. +
-  * URL handler registered by WinSCP now encloses the URL into quotes to allow handling of URL's with space. +
-  * WinSCP can load plain text password from configuration (new attribute ''PasswordPlain''). If possible, it automatically converts the password to encrypted form. +
-  * File mask ''*.*'' is treated exceptionally, matching all files, even those without dot. +
-  * Internal editor window is activated before associated message box pops up (e.g. save confirmation). +
-  * //Preferences// command added to context menu of internal editor. +
-  * Navigation tree on login and preferences dialogs widened to allow longer translations. +
-  * When sorting files in file panel, filename is always secondary criteria. +
-  * INI file name on Properties dialog changes with name of executable. +
-  * Option ''/script='' without value is ignored. +
-  * //Server response timeout// can be set up to 6000 seconds. +
-  * Popup hints close on mouse click. +
-  * Bug fix: Fixed resolving symbolic links in sub-directories. +
-  * Bug fix: After directory refresh, WinSCP sometime incorrectly behaved as if the user were dragging the selected file. +
-  * Bug fix: SCP fallback for SSH-1 was not working. +
-· * Bug fix: Uploads of files into previously non-existing directory could not be resumed (SFTP-only). +
-· * Bug fix: Selection could not be restored after changing file properties+
-  * Bug fix: WinSCP hung on start-up occasionally (for example when the main window was closed maximised on different screen resolution the last time). +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when changing file properties on SFTP server supporting UTF-8. +
-  * Bug fix: Incorrectly formatted message "Unknown principal". +
-  * Bug fix: Hint on status bar for transfer setting preset selector incorrectly showed preset configuration. +
-  * Bug fix: Custom transfer settings dialog invoked from context menu on synchronization dialog did incorrectly allowed changing all settings, even when time-stamp-only synchronization was selected. +
-· * Bug fix: When the SFTP server does not support permissions, random permissions were used for the files. +
-··* Bug fix: Crash when re-key occurred on idle background session and the host key was not cached. +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when downloading file from different directory than the current one (SCP only). +
-  * Bug fix: Username was stored incorrectly when exporting session to PuTTY. +
-  * Bug fix: On the first start-up on fresh installation, default editor settings were not preset. +
-  * Bug fix: When output of the console is was redirected to file, list of transferred files contained only the last file. +
-  * Bug fix: Editors list was lost when changing configuration storage. +
-  * Bug fix: //Mouse only// option of //Explorer style selection// was not preserved. +
-  * Bug fix: When password storing is restricted, warning that password is being stored is no longer shown.+
-===== 3.7.6 ===== +===== [[6.3]] 6.3 ((2024-02-14)) ===== 
-=== 2005-08-15 === + 
-  * Editing files enhanced: +  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.6.0. 
- ···* There can be several external editors configured+  * Bug fix: Hang when prompt pops up while SFTP session is being reconnected. [[bug>2258]] 
- ···* Appropriate editor for particular file can be selected automatically by file mask (i.e. file extension, directory, etc.)+ 
- ···* Command //File(s) > Edit (alternative)// replaced with sub menu listing all available editors. +===== [[6.2.4]] 6.2.4 RC ((2024-02-03)) ===== 
-   * Command //File(s) > Edit new// has now keyboard shortcut originally used by //File(s) > Edit (alternative)//+ 
- ···* File can be optionally opened in editor as response to double-click. +  * Translations completed: Farsi, French, Japanese, Spanish and Traditional Chinese
- ···* Change to internal editor configuration is immediately applied to all already opened editor windows+ ·* TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.2.1. 
- ···* Search options are shared among opened internal editors. +  * WebDAV/HTTP core upgraded to neon 0.33.0. 
- ···* Search dialogs have context help+  * Bug fix: Failure when trying to upload file using double-click over disconnected session. [[bug>2254]] 
- ···* Bug fix: Application could not be closed as long as any internal editor was opened+ ·* Bug fix: Failure after long frequent use of session tabs. [[bug>2255]] 
- ···* Bug fix: "Total replacements" message sometime incorrectly appeared, even when //Replace All// was not used+  * Bug fix: //New tab// icon is drawn incorrectly on Explorer interface with //Show selective text labels// turned off. [[bug>2257]] 
- ···* Bug fix: Find results sometime appeared over the main window instead of over the editor window+  * Bug fix: Failure when switching to another application while new session is being opened using //New Tab// tab. [[bug>2251]] 
- ···* Bug fix: Search dialogs were sometime incorrectly placed+ 
-  * Authentication banner, if any, is shown during authentication+===== [[6.2.3]] 6.2.3 RC ((2024-01-19)) ===== 
-  * New functions for queue management: //Suspend//, //Resume//, //Suspend All// and //Resume All//. + 
-  * Unix-style approach to Daylight saving time (client does adjustment) is made default. This can affect interpretation of timestamps of your files. Use function //[[task_synchronize_full|Synchronize]]// with option //[[ui_synchronize#synchronize_options|Synchronize timestamps only, not files]]// to resolve it+  * Added new ''ca-west-1'' AWS region
-  * Button //Calculate// on Properties dialog calculates also total number of files/directories/symlinks. The button newly also does not show up, when all selected directories are actually symlinks+ ·* Translations completed: Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Turkish and Tamil; and updated: Japanese. 
-  * Several changes to synchronization: +  * Support for ''posix-rename@openssh.com'' SFTP extension. [[bug>2231]] 
- ···* Added new option //Selected files only// for functions //Synchronize// and //Keep Remote Directory Up To Date//. It limits the synchronization to files selected in either panel only+ ·* When cleaning up application data, deleting even ''Martin Prikryl'' and ''WinSCP 2'' root keys, if they remain empty
- ···* Removed option //No confirmations// for functions //Synchronize// and //Keep Remote Directory Up To Date//. Confirmations are now disabled always+ ·* Ignoring attempts to directly move/duplicate file over itself, as if protocol requires deleting, the file would be lost
- ···* Directory number limit for function //Keep remote directory up to date// can be overruled+ ·* Configurable FTP TLS shutdown procedure. [[bug>2250]] 
- ···* Event log is shown for function //Keep remote directory up to date//+  * Not failing connection when FTP server responds to ''CSID'' command with an error. [[bug>2253]] 
- ···* When synchronizing timestamps, only same-sized files can be affected optionally+ ·* Bug fix: Certificate authority cache was not copied to new configuration storage nor cleaned up with other caches
- ···* For //Synchronize timestamps only, not files// mode the only item of transfer settings that can be set (and that is displayed) is exclusion/inclusion mask+ ·* Bug fix: ''ssh'' protocol URL handling was not completely unregistered
- ···* //Keep remote directory up to date// can be interrupted by ''Esc''. +  * Bug fix: Reported transfer size is rarely incorrect during FTP downloads
- ···* Bug fix: Failure when synchronization before //Keep remote directory up to date// was interrupted+  * Bug fix: Failure after connecting to server. [[bug>2251]] 
- ···* Bug fix: When time-stamp synchronization was configured as default synchronization action, it was incorrectly inherited by //Keep remote directory up to date//. +  * Bug fix: FTP ''CSID'' command does not end with semicolon. [[bug>2252]] 
-  * Several changes to scripting: + 
- ···* New scripting option ''option batch abort''. When set, WinSCP will abort the script as soon as any of the commands fail. Values ''on'' and ''off'' are still available with unchanged behaviour+===== [[6.2.2]] 6.2.2 beta ((2023-12-22)) ===== 
- ···* New scripting options ''include'' and ''exclude'' to set include/exclude masks. Only one of the two can be set at a time. + 
- ···* ''Ctrl+C'' during script file processing breaks whole script, not only current command+  * SSH core and SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.80]]. \\ It brings the following change: 
- ···* During synchronization names of directories where change happened are displayed only+   * Mitigations for SSH protocol "Terrapin" vulnerability. [[bug>2246]] [[pbug>vuln-terrapin]] 
-    * Bug fix: Script file loading errors were displayed in message box instead of console+  * Support for ''Include'' directive when importing sites from OpenSSH. [[bug>2239]] 
- ···* Bug fix: Scripting have not inherited configured synchronization settings+  * Change: .NET assembly collections are tagged with ''ClassInterfaceType.None'' to avoid warnings from ''regasm''
- ···* Bug fix: Incorrect parameter syntax in help for scripting command ''open''. Thanks to Gottfried Haider+  * Not using directory listing to keep FTP session alive by default. [[bug>2244]] 
- ···* Bug fix: Second consecutive ''put'' command from script file overwrites output of previous one+  * Windows Store installation on Windows 11 was incorrectly using INI file for configuration storage by default. [[bug>2245]] 
-  * When overwriting of remote file fails, WinSCP can try to delete file and create new one (SFTP only). +  * Bug fix: Find dialog file list is scaled incorrectly on some multi monitor systems with different scaling. [[bug>2241]] 
-  * New custom command option //Copy results to clipboard//. + ·* Bug fix: Cannot browse long local paths. [[bug>2242]] 
-  * Workaround for OpenSSH limit of 256 kB for size of SFTP packet. Consequence was occasional interruption of transfer with error "Connection has been unexpectedly closed. Server sent command exit status 11.&quot+ 
-  * All new sessions can be automatically opened also in PuTTY. +===== [[6.2.1]] 6.2.1 beta ((2023-12-05)) ====
-  * The Office XP-like look can be turned off from //Interface tab// of Preferences dialog. + 
-  * WinSCP remembers what location profile folders were opened+  * File hash can be used as criterion for synchronization. [[bug>52]] 
-  * New //Type// column for remote panel (hidden by default). +  * Consistent behavior across protocols and protocol capabilities when duplicating remote files. [[bug>2233]] 
-  * Default private key can be specified using ''/privatekey'' option. + ·* //Columns > Reset Layout// command added to Explorer interface too. 
-  * User is notified when selected private key file does not contain private key in supported format or when the private key is for different SSH version than preferred one+··* TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.2.0. 
-  * New file selection command //Restore Selection// which restores file selection before last file operation+  * Support for "Requester pays" S3 buckets. [[bug>2213]] 
-  * Characters not allowed in Windows file names are now replaced by ''%XX'' (where ''XX'' is hexadecimal representation of character ASCII code), instead of underscore (''_'')+  * Optional more prominent active session tab. [[bug>2229]] 
-  * Increased chance that files information on overwrite confirmation message are properly aligned (English version only)+ ·* Optionally not shortening tab titles. [[bug>2202]] 
-  * New optional file selection mode in Norton Commander interface, where mouse behaves as in Windows Explorer and keyboard behaves as in Norton Commander+  * New ''winscp.net'' root certificate. 
-  * Files dropped on newly created desktop icons, associated with particular stored session, are uploaded+  * Restored support for legacy version of the Digest algorithm specified in RFC 2069. [[bug>2109]] 
-  * File mask ending with slash matches directories only. This is particularly useful for include mask to match any directories using mask ''*/''. + ·* Restored consistent behavior of failing, between duplicating and moving/renaming files over existing file with WebDAV protocol in scripting and .NET assembly
-  * When appending (including alternative resume), the target file is not deleted, when transfer is canceled by user+ ·* When moving a folder by drag&drop to a path that already contains a subfolder with the same name, the existing folder is overwritten
-  * Custom command parameters are escaped for remote commands. For ''!?prompt[\]?default!'' pattern, escaping can be avoided using optional slash (''\''). + ·* Shorter and more friendly formatting of long time intervals. [[bug>2236]] 
-  * Added hint links to several dialogs. They open popup hint describing syntax of masks and custom command patterns+  * When typing ambiguous port numbers in Login dialog, keeping the current protocol, even if it is not the default protocol for the port
-  * About dialog redesigned. URL links can receive focus, to allow opening the URL using keyboard. Additional URL link can be associated with translation+  * Bug fix: Failure when //New Tab// is clicked while another session is still being loaded
-  * Confirmation of overwriting read-only files can be suppressed the same way as overwrite confirmation, i.e. by disabling confirmation for synchronization, background transfers or in script+ ·* Bug fix: Corrected some painting artifacts on session tabs, particularly on Windows 11
-  * When saving location profile, existing profile can be overwritten (names of existing profiles are provided for selection in drop down menu), giving limited ability to edit profiles+  * Bug fix: ''Shift+F5'' shortcut operated with a focused file, rather than with selected files
-  * When one of the directories of location profile does not exist anymore, the latter is opened, before error shows up+ ·* Bug fix: OpenSSL version in About dialog was not up to date. 
-  * Added new error messages as defined by SFTP-6. + ·* Bug fix: Cannot leave directory entered via cache with SCP protocol if it was deleted meanwhile. [[bug>2234]] 
-  * Maximal size of read block as requested by SFTP server using ''supported2'' extension is respected+  * Bug fix: Failure when connection is lost while reading remote directory with SFTP protocol. [[bug>2235]] 
-  * New option to lock placement of toolbars+  * Bug fix: Multipart upload to Cloudflare R2 S3 interface fails due to too long upload ID. [[bug>2237]] 
-  * Added ''/command'' option to usage screen (''/help'')+ ·* Bug fix: Panel focus was lost in some situations. 
-  * //Cache directory changes// checkbox is disabled when //Cache visited remote directories// is unchecked and SCP-only mode is selected+  * Bug fix: When S3 or WebDAV server did not provide file timestamp, downloaded file was set to oldest possible timestamp. 
-  * Empty proxy password is not "saved" to reduce session data size. +  * Bug fix: When session URL is typed into //Host name// box or pasted using context menu of the box and the Login dialog is submitted using ''Enter'' key, the URL is not parsed correctly
-  * When reloading directory content, file panel tries to preserve its position+ ·* Bug fix: Failure when saving edited file over reconnected session after previous reconnect attempt was aborted. [[bug>2238]] 
-  * When checking //Never ask me again// checkbox, all answer buttons are disabled except for the positive one, to avoid confusion+ 
-  * More informative error message when setting permissions of uploaded directory fails+===== [[6.2]] 6.2 beta ((2023-10-05)) ===== 
-  * File masks can be separated also by comma (in addition to semicolon)+  * Single large file can be downloaded using multiple SFTP connections. [[bug>513]] 
-· * Dialog for entering deselection mask has //Deselect// title now+  * Support for OpenSSH certificates for host verification. Sponsored by [[https://goteleport.com/|Teleport]]. [[bug>2145]] 
-  * It is now possible to specify both password and private key on Login dialog (server may require double authentication)+ ·* SSH core and SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.79]]. \\ It brings the following change: 
-  * Confirmation is required before stored session is deleted+    * Support for HMAC-SHA-512. [[pbug>hmac-sha2-512]] 
-  * Too long authentication prompts can be revealed also using keyboard+  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.1.3. 
-  * Queue command //Delete// renamed to //Cancel// to avoid confusion with delete file command. +  * Allowed S3 connection with IAM role instead of credentials. [[bug>2089]] 
-  * Usage of ellipsis (...) and capital letters in menus revised+ ·* Command to open the same folder as in the other panel in local file manager mode. [[bug>2189]] 
-  * Splitters have hints describing their specific functionality+ ·* Support appending when streaming file contents to remote server. [[bug>2214]] 
-  * Double clicking some of the splitters hide component they resize+ * Commands to reset layout of file panels and background transfer queue list columns
-  * Commands toolbar has initially vertical layout when undocked+ ·* Change: SSL (3.0) is no longer supported. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are disabled by default, to match the OpenSSL 3 defaults
-  * When reading of local file during upload fails, more descriptive error message is shown and //Skip// button is not offered (SCP only). +  * Using optimized OpenSSL implementations of some algorithms
-  * When automatic popup of background transfer prompts is disabled, task bar button at least flashes when WinSCP is on background+  * Command to automatically size file panel columns. [[bug>2196]] 
-  * Obsolete temporary directories are no longer checked, when WinSCP is run for service task (such as registration for URL handling)+  * Allowed browsing a source folder/file instead of downloading when handling a download URL. [[bug>2211]] 
-  * Bug fix: When using MS Virtual Desktop Manager, the main window of WinSCP was enlarged, when its virtual desktop was activated. Other associated issues are pending+  * Passing password to PuTTY using named pipe instead of commandline. 
-  * Bug fix: Stored session name was not recognized in URL's containing path suffix+  * Made it harder to mis-click "never show this again" checkboxes. [[bug>2217]] 
-  * Bug fix: When remote file was opened (not edited) in an external application that opens multiple files in window (process), WinSCP incorrectly suggested to enable support for this kind of //editors//. Now it suggests to configure the application as an external editor+  * ''winscp.net'' root certificate is always trusted when checking for updates, even when (corporate managed) Windows certificate store does not trust it. [[bug>2212]] 
-  * Bug fix: Wrong default action was highlighted in remote file context menu when resolving of symbolic links is turned off or impossible+  * Not browsing a source folder when handling a download URL when a download dialog is canceled
-  * Bug fix: When directory was removed its cache was not, making it possible to enter no longer existing directory by typing its path manually+  * Recognizing ''CertificateFile'' directive when importing sites from OpenSSH. [[bug>2220]] 
-  * Bug fix: SCP fallback was not working in 3.7.5+  * Restored ability to duplicate remote folders using ''cp'' command in secondary shell session even when the SFTP server supports ''copy-file''/''copy-data'' extension. [[bug>2227]] 
-  * Bug fix: Include mask was not saved in configuration+  * ''%%https://%%'' URL with ''r2.cloudflarestorage.com'' hostname is interpreted as S3 protocol, instead of WebDAV
-  * Bug fix: Command //Open in PuTTY// was not working when current session was not opened from stored session+  * Recognizing path in //Host name// box on Login dialog. [[bug>2219]] 
-  * Bug fix: When there were too frequent changes to current local directory the panel content was never refreshed+  * Improved behavior when moving/renaming over an existing folder. [[bug>2209]] 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when directory was reloaded while file was being renamed+  * Improved OpenSSH ''config'' file parsing, particularly quoted and escaped values. [[bug>2206]] 
-  * Bug fix: Layout of some toolbars was not restored when using INI file as configuration storage+  * Support for ProFTPD command ''%%OPTS REST STOR%%'' to query if upload restart is possible. [[bug>2194]] 
-  * Bug fix: Occasional failure when opening Preferences dialog+  * Not showing a filter mask on a disconnected panel. 
-  * Bug fix: Custom transfer settings dialog had some controls incorrectly disabled when invoked from Keep remote directory up to date dialog by double-clicking the transfer settings panel+  * Implemented generic ''ICollection'' implicitly by .NET assembly collections. [[bug>2187]] 
-  * Bug fix: Custom transfer settings dialog had incorrect help context+  * ''ProxyMethod'' raw session setting supports symbolical value names. 
-  * Bug fix: Incorrect files were selected when using ''Shift-click'' after reloading directory after using ''Left'' or ''Right'' keys to select first or last file+  * Ignoring disconnects from the server while closing the connection. [[bug>2195]] 
-  * Bug fix: Incorrect help context for message informing about autoselection of transfer settings preset+  * Translations updated: Danish and Traditional Chinese. 
-  * Bug fix: Incorrect behaviour after two consecutive clicks on //Execute// command of queue+  * Preventing background transfer queue list columns width to shrink too much. [[bug>2208]] 
-  * Bug fix: It was possible to enter invalid mask to transfer setting preset autoselection rule+  * Not forcing text mode for edits with Windows Notepad on Windows 10 1809 and newer, as it already supports non-Windows line endings
-  * Bug fix: //Help// button on console window was incorrectly anchored.+  * Allowed disabling SFTP extension use. [[bug>2222]] 
 +  * Using packet size limit announced by OpenSSH ''limits@openssh.com'' extension
 +  * Improved HTTP error reporting and logging. 
 +  * With application logging enabled, automatic updates installation is started with logging too
 +  * Throwing an exception when ''Session.SessionLogPath'' is set to a path with invalid ''.xml'' extension. [[bug>2215]] 
 +· * Recognizing IP addresses starting with zero in FTP PASV response as unroutable. [[bug>2224]] 
 +  * When there is both administrative and non administrative installation, automatic update automatically selects the the correct one for update
 +  * Not displaying Administrator shield icon on //Upgrade// button, when Administrator permissions are not needed for the upgrade. 
 +  * More meaningful error message when credentials are missing in scripting and .NET assembly
 +  * Bug fix: WebDAV or S3 certificate that is recognized by Windows Certificate store, but have other issues, cannot be marked trusted by the user. [[bug>2191]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Localized HTTP connection error messages are incorrectly decoded. [[bug>2197]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Special characters in directory names were not correctly restored when uploading on background with multiple connections for single transfer enabled
 +  * Bug fix: Master password prompt was not added to taskbar when opening session from commandline or when automatically loading workspace to yet invisible main window
 +  * Bug fix: Handling download URL does not work when another idle instance is running. [[bug>2203]] 
 +  * Bug fix: TLS session resumption is not working for subsequent FTP data connections with TLS 1.3 with some servers. [[bug>2210]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when using ''/browse='' switch and a file panel is empty
 +  * Bug fix: Correcting default OpenSSL configuration paths
 +  * Bug fix: Potential failure when opening unencrypted HTTP/WebDAV connection
 +  * Bug fix: When second local panel tree view has focus, some keyboards shortcuts still operated on the first local panel
 +  * Bug fix: Local file panel malfunctions when it starts on a drive hidden by Explorer's policy. [[bug>2216]] 
 +  * Bug fix: When opening UNC path, the network drive is not added to the other local panel directory tree
 +  * Bug fix: When opening the UNC path on the second local panel, the network drive is not added to drive drop-down menus
 +  * Bug fix: Script sometimes does not abort after receiving no answer for prompt, when running in batch mode
 +  * Bug fix: Configuration reading was broken after an attempt to access a non-existing sub-section within a section existed in raw configuration only
 +  * Bug fix: WinSCP could ask the server to return more data during SFTP download than it can process. [[bug>2218]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Renaming tab invalidated remembered password
 +  * Bug fix: WinSCP loses focus after custom command is executed. [[bug>2221]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Some DLLs were not protected against hijacking. [[bug>2223]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when error occurs on secondary shell session with //Continue on error// option enabled. [[bug>2226]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when reconnect on edited/opened file save is canceled. [[bug>2228]] 
 + 
 +===== [[6.1.2]] 6.1.2 ((2023-09-19)) ===== 
 + 
 +  * MSI installer is not localized anymore to avoid problems with GPO. [[bug>2200]] 
 +  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.1.1w
 +  * Translations updated: Catalan, Danish, Russian and Turkish. 
 +  * Added new ''il-central-1'' AWS region
 +  * Bug fix: Typo in GPL license in installer. [[bug>2201]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Check for application updates was limited to TLS 1.2. 
 + 
 +===== [[6.1.1]] 6.1.1 ((2023-06-21)) ===== 
 + 
 +  * Translations completed: Brazilian Portuguese, Farsi and Portuguese; and updated: French and Italian
 +  * Support for file masks in //Keep local directory up to date// extension. [[bug>1892]]. 
 +  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.1.1u
 +  * Bug fix: Patterns in default values of extension options were escaped in an extension tooltip
 +  * Bug fix: //Calculate Directory Sizes// command was redundantly in all local panel column context menus
 +  * Bug fix: Thanks and transitioning help toolbar message in Store installation was not readable in Dark theme. [[bug>2198]] 
 +  * Bug fix: MSI installer runs in Catalan language (or possibly fails) when used in GPO. [[bug>2199]] 
 + 
 +===== [[6.1]] 6.1 ((2023-05-23)) ===== 
 + 
 +  * Translations completed: Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish
 +  * Consistently open the nearest existing parent folder when the current local panel directory is deleted. [[bug>2182]] 
 +  * Visual feedback when control (drop down list particularly) is focused via keyboard accelerator
 +  * Building .NET assembly in Visual Studio 2022. 
 +  * Bug fix: Remote file pasted to an external HDD is downloaded twice. [[bug>2183]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Callstack debug logging in .NET assembly was broken
 +  * Bug fix: Corrected hint for //Default// session color command
 +  * Bug fix: When reading input ''Stream'' in .NET assembly upload fails in 64-bit process, the transfer is not interrupted. 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when application log cannot be opened. [[bug>2186]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Work around key algorithm naming change in OpenSSH 7.7 and older (from pre-release of PuTTY 0.79). [[bug>2188]] 
 +  * Bug fix: With debug logging enabled, the echoed script commands and XML log group names miss the command name
 + 
 +===== [[6.0.2]] 6.0.2 RC ((2023-04-18)) ===== 
 + 
 +  * When saving edited/opened file, optionally warning if it was modified meanwhile externally. [[bug>99]] 
 +  * Autoreconnecting a disconnected session when saving an edited file. [[bug>1858]] 
 +  * Even user-disconnected sessions can be reconnected when saving files opened from them. 
 +  * Allowed reads with non-zero offsets with stream returned by ''Session.GetFile''. [[bug>2181]] 
 +  * ''puttygen'' switches ''%%--new-passphrase%%'' and ''%%--old-passphrase%%'' are recognized
 +  * Bug fix: When switching from a remote tab to a local tab, the "right" status bar does not show correct information
 +  * Bug fix: //Edit Link// command in Explorer interface has incorrect name //Link//. 
 +  * Bug fix: //Mark > Select/Unselect// command was behaving incorrectly. 
 +··* Bug fix: HTTP proxy authentication prompt was not localized
 +  * Bug fix: Directory tree does not adjust line height to custom panel font size. [[bug>2172]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Green artifacts at partial file icon overlay. 
 +  * Bug fix: The first copy&paste or drag&drop of remote files to other application might fail in Explorer interface. [[bug>2175]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Temporary directory is left behind when WinSCP is closed while it has some remote files copied to the clipboard. [[bug>2176]] 
 +  * Bug fix: ''Session.EnumerateRemoteFiles'' does not work correctly when the mask includes brackets and other symbols. [[bug>2177]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Location profiles should not be used unless the session is connected.
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