Transfer Settings

For several features of WinSCP you may want to configure transfer settings. This includes:

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Generally you have three options how to configure the transfer settings. You can:

Transfer Settings Presets

If you use different transfer settings for different tasks regularly, you will find transfer settings presets useful. You can set up a list of named settings, from which you can easily select the one suitable for the current task, or have WinSCP select it automatically. You can configure the presets in Preferences. Your can also use Advanced > Transfer Settings Rule on Login dialog to create/edit preset with auto-selection rule for a selected site.

To use a preset you can:

You will also find the presets useful when you use drag&drop for transferring files and you have opted not to use transfer options dialog. The Transfer Settings toolbar gives you chance to select different transfer settings from presets, before you initiate the transfer.

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