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non win 10 1803 are not "most systems" anymore (martin) | 5.14 It is always possible to use drag&drop to move remote files to external applications, while copy is always the default operation. (martin) | ||
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===== [[moving]] Moving to Other Applications ===== | ===== [[moving]] Moving to Other Applications ===== | ||
+ | The //Allow moving from remote directory to other applications// checkbox is removed in the //latest beta version//. //In the latest beta version//, moving to other applications is always enabled. &beta | ||
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The //Allow moving from remote directory to other applications// checkbox is by default disabled allowing you to only copy files using drag&drop. The reason behind this is that users expect the "copy" to be default drag&drop operation (the one performed what you do not hold any of ''Ctrl/Shift'' modifiers). Unfortunately it is always the target application (Windows Explorer usually), that selects the default drag&drop operation. The only thing that WinSCP can do to force "copy" be the default is disable "move" operations all together. This would force Windows Explorer to use "copy", because there wouldn’t be another option. | The //Allow moving from remote directory to other applications// checkbox is by default disabled allowing you to only copy files using drag&drop. The reason behind this is that users expect the "copy" to be default drag&drop operation (the one performed what you do not hold any of ''Ctrl/Shift'' modifiers). Unfortunately it is always the target application (Windows Explorer usually), that selects the default drag&drop operation. The only thing that WinSCP can do to force "copy" be the default is disable "move" operations all together. This would force Windows Explorer to use "copy", because there wouldn’t be another option. | ||
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The //Warn where there is not enough free space// makes WinSCP try to guess if the files to be downloaded fits into the [[temp_folders|temporary directory]]. | The //Warn where there is not enough free space// makes WinSCP try to guess if the files to be downloaded fits into the [[temp_folders|temporary directory]]. | ||
- | The //Warn when moving via temporary directory// is enabled only when //Allow moving from remote directory to other applications// is checked. It makes WinSCP warn you that moving files from remote directory to local one via [[temp_folders|temporary folder]] is dangerous. WinSCP loses control of the download once it finishes transfer of the files to the temporary directory. Thus this is its last chance to remove the files from remote directory. If the target application (Windows Explorer) fails to deliver the files from temporary folder to target folder, you may lose your files. | + | The //Warn when moving via temporary directory// is enabled only when //Allow moving from remote directory to other applications// is checked. It makes WinSCP warn you that moving files from remote directory to local one via [[temp_folders|temporary folder]] is dangerous. WinSCP loses control of the download once it finishes transfer of the files to the temporary directory. Thus this is its last chance to remove the files from remote directory. If the target application (Windows Explorer) fails to deliver the files from temporary folder to target folder, you may lose your files. The checkbox is removed in the //latest beta version//. &beta |
===== Further Reading ===== | ===== Further Reading ===== | ||
Read more about [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] and its other [[ui_preferences#pages|pages]]. | Read more about [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] and its other [[ui_preferences#pages|pages]]. |