Progress Window

File box shows name of a file that WinSCP is currently working with.

Progress indicator shows approximately what part of the operation is already complete. The indicator is more accurate when calculation of total transfer size is enabled.

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Use Minimize button to minimize WinSCP window to taskbar. You may be notified with a balloon once the operation finishes.

For transfer operations the Minimize button opens drop down menu with additional command, Move to Background, that moves current transfer to background transfer queue. This is not supported with SCP protocol. When transfer resuming is not supported (with WebDAV protocol particularly), current file transfer will be restarted. It is not possible to move transfer to queue, if is a part of a larger operation (like when downloading remote file to an editor or when synchronizing).

Use Cancel button to cancel the operation. Note that with SCP protocol the transfer of file cannot be interrupted without closing whole session.

Use Once finished to choose an action to do once the operation is completed. Note that the chosen action may cancel any background transfers associated with current session.

Use Speed to limit transfer speed. Available only for transfer operation. The limit is in KB/s. To remove speed limit, set it to “Unlimited”. Initial transfer speed can be set as part of transfer settings.