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| - | ====== Updates Page (Preferences Dialog) ====== | + | ====== The Updates/Statistics Page (Preferences Dialog) ====== |
| The //Updates page// on the [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] allows you to configure [[updates|application updates]]. | The //Updates page// on the [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] allows you to configure [[updates|application updates]]. | ||
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| + | Most of the options on the page are not available in [[microsoft_store|Microsoft Store installation]], where the page is named //Statistics//. | ||
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| - | ===== [[automatic]] Automatic Check For Application Updates ===== | + | ===== [[automatic]] Automatic Updates ===== |
| - | As a donor, in //Email address authorized to automatic updates// you can specify an email address of your PayPal account that you have sent your donation from. This will enable automatic installation of [[updates|application updates]]. &beta_feature When Preferences dialog is submitted, WinSCP will verify the email address and display an error, if the address is not authorized to automatic updates. The option is not available, if WinSCP was not installed using [[installation|an official installer]]. | + | As a [[this>../donate.php|donor or patron]], in //Email address authorized to automatic updates// you can specify an email address of your PayPal or Patreon account that you have sent your donation from. This will enable [[updates#automatic_upgrade|automatic installation of application updates]]. When Preferences dialog is submitted, WinSCP will verify the email address and display an error, if the address is not authorized to automatic updates. The option is not available, if WinSCP was not installed using an [[installation|official installer]]. |
| Use //Automatic check period// to select how often should WinSCP [[updates#automatic_check|automatically check for application updates]]. Select //Never// to disable automatic check. Note that you can instruct WinSCP to do check [[updates#on_request_check|on your request]]. When you disable the automatic check, WinSCP will also stop retrieving [[ui_tips|new tips on using WinSCP]]. | Use //Automatic check period// to select how often should WinSCP [[updates#automatic_check|automatically check for application updates]]. Select //Never// to disable automatic check. Note that you can instruct WinSCP to do check [[updates#on_request_check|on your request]]. When you disable the automatic check, WinSCP will also stop retrieving [[ui_tips|new tips on using WinSCP]]. | ||
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| Use //Display information about update on startup// to control whether WinSCP should display unseen information about new version the next time it starts. | Use //Display information about update on startup// to control whether WinSCP should display unseen information about new version the next time it starts. | ||
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| ===== Options ===== | ===== Options ===== | ||
| Use //Check for beta versions// to make WinSCP report also beta (unstable) releases. Option //Auto// makes WinSCP check for beta releases, only if you ever have used any beta release before. This option is available in stable releases only. Beta releases report newer beta releases always. | Use //Check for beta versions// to make WinSCP report also beta (unstable) releases. Option //Auto// makes WinSCP check for beta releases, only if you ever have used any beta release before. This option is available in stable releases only. Beta releases report newer beta releases always. | ||
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| - | ===== Connection ===== | + | ===== [[connection]] Connection ===== |
| WinSCP connects to the WinSCP site using HTTP protocol to check for updates. By default WinSCP will try to automatically detect what is your proxy settings for HTTP protocol. If the detection fails, you need to check //Use proxy server// and fill your //Proxy host name// and //Port number//. | WinSCP connects to the WinSCP site using HTTP protocol to check for updates. By default WinSCP will try to automatically detect what is your proxy settings for HTTP protocol. If the detection fails, you need to check //Use proxy server// and fill your //Proxy host name// and //Port number//. | ||
| ===== 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]]. | ||