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| ====== WinSCP from Microsoft Store ====== | ====== WinSCP from Microsoft Store ====== | ||
| - | WinSCP is [[µsoft_store|available for installation from Microsoft Store]] for $9.99. | + | WinSCP is [[µsoft_store|available for installation from Microsoft Store]] for &store_price. |
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| - | ===== Benefits of installing WinSCP from Microsoft Store ===== | + | ===== [[benefits]] Benefits of installing WinSCP from Microsoft Store ===== |
| When you install WinSCP from Microsoft Store, the store makes sure that you always have the latest version of WinSCP installed, without any intervention. | When you install WinSCP from Microsoft Store, the store makes sure that you always have the latest version of WinSCP installed, without any intervention. | ||
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| ===== Is WinSCP from Microsoft Store the same? ===== | ===== Is WinSCP from Microsoft Store the same? ===== | ||
| - | WinSCP binaries in Microsoft store are identical to those in classic installer.· | + | WinSCP binaries in Microsoft Store are identical to those in a classic installer. |
| - | There are few small differences in an application behavior though. The obvious one being, that all manual update functions are hidden. | ||
| - | ===== Transitioning from Classic Installation ===== | + | ===== [[transitioning]] Transitioning from Classic Installation ===== |
| - | If you already have a classic installation of WinSCP, installing WinSCP from Microsoft Store keeps your previous installation intact. WinSCP installed from Microsoft Store will inherit configuration of the classic installation. Also in case you later add a new stored site in the classic installation, it will make it to the Microsoft Store installation too. But not the other way around. | + | If you already have a classic installation of WinSCP, installing WinSCP from Microsoft Store keeps your previous installation intact. WinSCP installed from Microsoft Store will inherit the configuration of the classic installation. Also in case you later add a new stored site in the classic installation, it will make it to the Microsoft Store installation too. But not the other way around. |
| - | If you ever decide to move back to classic installation and you want to preserve your settings from Microsoft Store installation, you can just [[config#transfer|transfer the configuration]], as if you were moving it to another machine. | + | If you ever decide to move back to the classic installation and you want to preserve your settings from Microsoft Store installation, you can just [[config#transfer|transfer the configuration]], as if you were moving it to another machine. |
| - | ===== Why it's not free? ===== | + | In the Windows //Start// menu, you can distinguish the two installations by commands available in their icon context menus. Besides common commands, the Store installation has commands like //App settings//, //Rate and review// and //Share//, while the classic installation has //Open file location// command. |
| - | When you use a [[installation|classic installer of free WinSCP]], you first need to visit this web site, where you see ads (and maybe they offer something you like and you follow them), you also see our pledge for a [[this>../donate.php|donation]]. Later, when you run the installer, you again see our pledge for a donation, and you may see an offer from a [[sponsoring|release sponsor]]. All these add up and allow us to fund development and distribution of free WinSCP. | + | |
| - | When you use Microsoft Store, you bypass all of the above. So please consider buying WinSCP from Microsoft Store as a form of a donation. You may actually even prefer this way of donating, in case you do not want to sign up for PayPal. And with Microsoft Store, you get even more seamless updates, than [[updates#automatic_upgrade|automatic upgrades that WinSCP donors have]]. | + | If you want to use the Microsoft Store installation only, you can [[installation#uninstalling|uninstall the classic installation]]. We recommend that you uninstall it [[ui_cleanup|without removing its configuration]]. |
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| + | ===== [[not_free]] Why isn't it free? ===== | ||
| + | When you use a [[installation|classic installer of free WinSCP]], you first need to visit this web site, where you see ads (and maybe they offer something you like and you follow them). You also see our pledge for a [[this>../donate.php|donation]], both on the web site and later in the installer. All these add up and allow us to fund the development and distribution of free WinSCP. | ||
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| + | When you use Microsoft Store, you bypass all of the above. So please consider buying WinSCP from Microsoft Store as a form of a donation. You may even prefer this way of donating, in case you do not want to sign up for PayPal. And with Microsoft Store, you get even more seamless updates, than [[updates#automatic_upgrade|automatic upgrades that WinSCP donors have]]. | ||
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| + | If you do not want to contribute to WinSCP development (yet), feel free to [[&download|download free classic installer]]. | ||
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| + | ===== [[refund]] No Return, No Refund Policy ===== | ||
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| + | Unfortunately, WinSCP purchases from Microsoft Store are not returnable as [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/returning-items-you-bought-from-microsoft-for-exchange-or-refund-81629012-aa4f-f48b-2394-8596f415072b|Microsoft does not allow refunding of app purchases from Microsoft Store]]. | ||
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| + | ===== [[donor_benefits]] Donor Benefits ===== | ||
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| + | You can also make use of [[this>../donate.php#whatdoyouget|additional donor benefits]], for example higher priority of your votes for [[this>../../tracker/|feature requests]]. For that, please forward your Microsoft Store receipt and your [[this>../../forum/|support forum]] username to [[donations@winscp.net]]. | ||
| - | If you do not want to pay, feel free to [[&download|download free classic installer]]. | ||