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Sites/Stored Sessions Tab (Login Dialog)

Sites/Stored Sessions tab allows user to manage the sites (stored sessions). It also allows you to set default session options.

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Sites/Stored Sessions Management

The list box shows list of saved sites (stored sessions) and workspaces. You should select there a site, site folder, or workspace to work with before pressing one of the Login, Edit (sites only), Delete, Rename and Shell icon buttons.

Double clicking a site or workspace has same effect as selecting it and pressing Login button.

To open all sites in site folder, select the folder and press Login button.

If you have many sites, you can quickly jump to a site by typing any part of its name. Then you can use Tab (or Shift-Tab) to search next (previous) matching sites. Press Esc to cancel searching.

Site/Stored Session Folders

The sites (stored sessions) can be organized into folders. Expand/collapse folder by double-clicking on its name.

Use the New folder button to create new site folder. To create subfolder, use path syntax “folder/subfolder” (Select the parent folder before pressing button to have the path prefilled). Note that empty folders are not preserved.

Creating/Adding New Site

The New button resets session options on the Login dialog to the default ones and switches to Session tab.

After you set your session options, you can store them as new site.

Editing Existing Site/Stored Session

The Edit button loads options for selected site (stored session) to Login dialog and switches to Session tab to allow modifications. To edit existing site, first load it, modify your options and than save it back (under the same or different name).

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Deleting Site/Stored Session

The Delete button deletes selected site (stored session) or site folder. Deleting a site folder deletes all the sites it contains.

Renaming Site/Stored Session

Use the Rename button to rename selected site (stored session) or site folder.

Creating Shortcuts to Site/Stored Session

Use Shell icon to create Desktop and 'Send To’ shortcut icons for selected site (stored session). Note that if you delete the site the existing icons will not work anymore.

Session Color

If the site (stored session) has associated color, the color is used to render the site item in the list.

Tools Button

Tools button displays menu with various utilities:

The Tools button is available only, when Login dialog is opened on WinSCP start.