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| - | ====== Directories Tab ====== | + | ====== The Directories Page (Advanced Site Settings dialog) ====== |
| - | //Directories tab// allows user to configure initial session directories and the way how directory content is read. | + | The //Directories page// on the [[ui_login_advanced|Advanced Site Settings dialog]] allows user to configure initial session directories and the way how directory content is read. |
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| - | ===== Directory Options ===== | + | &toc_title_page_sections |
| - | When //Remember last user directory// checkbox is ticked, the initial directories for the session (see //Remote directory// and //Local directory//) will be always updated with the last opened directory from the last session. It makes sense to use the option only if you [[ui_login_save|save your session preferences]] to stored session, because it is the stored session what gets updated on each session close. | + | |
| - | //Cache visited remote directories//, //Cache directory changes// and //Permanent cache// checkboxes control [[directory_cache|directory cache]]. | + | ===== [[directories]] Directories ===== |
| + | The //Synchronize browsing// checkbox enables [[task_navigate#synchronize_browsing|synchronized browsing]] for this session. The option is available with [[interfaces|Commander interface]] only, and when [[ui_pref_panels#common|remembering state of both panels]] is enabled. Note that you can always enable synchronized browsing later once logged in. If you [[session_configuration#site|save your site]], value of this option for the site will get updated with current state on each session close. | ||
| - | When WinSCP reads directory content it by default also resolves all symbolic links it finds. Particularly to learn if they point to file or directory. If the directory contains too many symbolic links, it can slow down opening directory significantly. You may disable the feature by unticking //Resolve symbolic links// to speed it up. You may use the command also when WinSCP hangs when resolving cyclic links. While WinSCP detects most cyclic links, it can still hang when it encounter more complex symlink "systems". Note that when the resolving is disabled, //Add/edit link// command is disabled. Also when the resolving is disabled, double-clicking on any remote file will be intepreted as attempt to open directory with the same name. This allows opening links pointing to directories even when WinSCP does not know they are links. | + | When the //Remember last used directory// checkbox is ticked, the initial directories for the session (see //Remote directory// and //Local directory//), as well as synchronize browsing state, will always be updated with the last opened directory from the last session. It makes sense to use the option only if you [[session_configuration#site|save your site]], because it is the saved site that gets updated on each session close. The option also suppresses the effect of preference option //[[ui_pref_panels#common|Default directory is home directory]]//. |
| - | ===== Initial Directories ==== | ||
| The //Remote directory// box defines the initial remote directory opened in panel. When //Remember last used directory// is ticked the path is updated whenever the session is closed. When the initial directory is not specified the user home directory is usually opened on startup. Note that this may not be true particularly for SFTP servers. | The //Remote directory// box defines the initial remote directory opened in panel. When //Remember last used directory// is ticked the path is updated whenever the session is closed. When the initial directory is not specified the user home directory is usually opened on startup. Note that this may not be true particularly for SFTP servers. | ||
| - | The //Local directory// box defines the initial local directory opened in local panel on [[interfaces|Norton Commander interface]]. The path is not used with [[interfaces|Explorer-like interface]]. | + | The //Local directory// box defines the initial [[local_path|local directory]] opened in local panel on [[interfaces|Commander interface]]. The path is not used with [[interfaces|Explorer interface]]. When the initial directory is not specified the local user //My Documents// folder is used. |
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| + | The initial directories also define home directories (for //Go To > Home Directory// command) when //[[ui_pref_panels#common|Default directory is home directory]]// preference option is enabled and //Remember last used directory// session option (see above) is disabled. | ||
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| + | Once logged in, you can also [[task_connections#saving|update the initial directories of existing site]]. | ||
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| + | ===== [[directory_reading_options]] Directory Reading Options ===== | ||
| + | //Cache visited remote directories//, //Cache directory changes// and //Permanent cache// checkboxes control [[directory_cache|directory cache]]. | ||
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| + | Note that when //Cache visited remote directories// is turned off, remote [[ui_file_panel|panel]] will not get refreshed after [[transfer_queue|background transfer]] completes. | ||
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| + | When WinSCP reads directory content, it by default also resolves any symbolic links (symlinks) it finds. Particularly to learn if they point to file or directory. If a directory contains too many symbolic links, it can slow down opening the directory. You may disable the feature by unticking //Resolve symbolic links// to speed it up. You may also use the option when WinSCP hangs when resolving cyclic links. While WinSCP detects most cyclic links, it can still hang when it encounters more complex symbolic link "systems". Note that when the resolving is disabled, creating links is effectively disabled too. Also when the resolving is disabled or not supported, double-clicking on any remote file will be interpreted as an attempt to open the directory with the same name.((Resolving symbolic links is not supported with [[sftp|SFTP-2]] and older. It is also not supported with [[ftp|FTP]] protocol, but when double-clicking a file, WinSCP behaves as if it is. The option is further not available with [[WebDAV]] and [[S3]] protocols.)) This allows opening links pointing to directories even when WinSCP does not know they are links. | ||
| - | When //Remember last used directory// is ticked the path is updated whenever the session is closed. When the initial directory is not specified the local user //My Documents// folder is used. | + | Check the //Follow symbolic links to directories// to have WinSCP follow symbolic links to directories, when operating with remote files (e.g. while downloading or deleting). The option is not available with [[WebDAV]] and [[S3]] protocols. |
| - | The initial directories also define home directories (for //Go To > Home Directory// command) when //[[ui_pref_panels#common_options|Default directory is home directory]]// preference option is enabled. It probably does not make sense to combine the option with //Remember last used directory//. | + | ===== Further Reading ===== |
| - | Once logged in, you can also [[task_connections#saving_opened_session|update the initial directories of existing stored session]]. | + | Read more about [[ui_login|Login dialog]] and [[ui_login_advanced|Advanced Site Settings dialog]]. |