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| - | ===== Directory Options ===== | + | ===== Directories ===== |
| When the //Remember last user directory// checkbox is ticked, the initial directories for the session (see //Remote directory// and //Local directory//) will always be 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 that gets updated on each session close. The option also suppresses the effect of preference option //[[ui_pref_panels#common_options|Default directory is home directory]]//. | When the //Remember last user directory// checkbox is ticked, the initial directories for the session (see //Remote directory// and //Local directory//) will always be 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 that gets updated on each session close. The option also suppresses the effect of preference option //[[ui_pref_panels#common_options|Default directory is home directory]]//. | ||
| - | //Cache visited remote directories//, //Cache directory changes// and //Permanent cache// checkboxes control [[directory_cache|directory cache]]. | ||
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| - | When WinSCP reads directory content, it by default also resolves any symbolic links 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 command when WinSCP hangs when resolving cyclic links. While WinSCP detects most cyclic links, it can still hang when it encounters more complex symlink "systems". Note that when the resolving is disabled, creating links is effectively disabled too. Also when the resolving is disabled, double-clicking on any remote file will be intepreted as an attempt to open the directory with the same name. This allows opening links pointing to directories even when WinSCP does not know they are links. | ||
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| - | ===== 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. | ||
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| Once logged in, you can also [[task_connections#saving_opened_session|update the initial directories of existing stored session]]. | Once logged in, you can also [[task_connections#saving_opened_session|update the initial directories of existing stored session]]. | ||
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| + | ===== Directory Reading Options ===== | ||
| + | //Cache visited remote directories//, //Cache directory changes// and //Permanent cache// checkboxes control [[directory_cache|directory cache]]. | ||
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| + | When WinSCP reads directory content, it by default also resolves any symbolic links 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 command when WinSCP hangs when resolving cyclic links. While WinSCP detects most cyclic links, it can still hang when it encounters more complex symlink "systems". Note that when the resolving is disabled, creating links is effectively disabled too. Also when the resolving is disabled, double-clicking on any remote file will be intepreted as an attempt to open the directory with the same name. This allows opening links pointing to directories even when WinSCP does not know they are links. | ||
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