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. For file transfers, the indicator is more accurate when calculation of total transfer size is enabled.

During transfer operation (upload or download) additional information is shown.

Target box shows target directory of the transfer (local for downloads, remote for uploads). For drag&drop downloads with disabled drag&drop shell extension, WinSCP has no knowledge about the destination directory. In such case the box will state “Temporary directory”.

Time left shows time estimated till operation end. If calculation of total transfer size is disabled, Start time will be shown instead. Time elapsed shows time elapsed since operation started.

Bytes transferred shows total number of bytes transferred in current operation.

Speed shows transfer speed in characters (bytes) per second.

The bottom progress indicator shows what part of the file was already transferred.

The title bar shows the transfer process in percentage.

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.