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| - | ====== Checking for Application Updates ====== | + | ====== Application Updates ====== |
| WinSCP can check for its updates. It can do it on your request or automatically in regular intervals. | WinSCP can check for its updates. It can do it on your request or automatically in regular intervals. | ||
| To check for updates, WinSCP connects to WinSCP site. It sends its version and language. In addition to obtaining information about new version, it can get a message. This will be particularly used to warn users about security issues in advance, before a fix can be released. | To check for updates, WinSCP connects to WinSCP site. It sends its version and language. In addition to obtaining information about new version, it can get a message. This will be particularly used to warn users about security issues in advance, before a fix can be released. | ||
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| + | If enabled, WinSCP will send also [[usagestatistics|anonymous usage statistics]]. | ||
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| + | Donors can [[#automatic_upgrade|enable automatic updates]]. | ||
| If you are behind proxy or firewall, you will need to configure it in [[ui_pref_updates|preferences]] first. | If you are behind proxy or firewall, you will need to configure it in [[ui_pref_updates|preferences]] first. | ||
| - | ===== On Request Check ===== | + | When WinSCP is [[microsoft_store|installed from Microsoft Store]], it gets automatically updated by the store. The information on this page does not apply then. |
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| + | ===== [[on_request_check]] On Request Check ===== | ||
| To manually request check for updates, use: | To manually request check for updates, use: | ||
| - | * //[[ui_login_stored_sessions#tools_button|Tools button]]// on Login dialog. | + | * //Tools > Check for Updates// on [[ui_login|Login dialog]]. |
| * //Help > Check for Updates// command. | * //Help > Check for Updates// command. | ||
| - | * [[commandline|Command-line parameter]] ''/update''. | + | * Command-line parameter ''[[commandline#auxiliary|/update]]''. |
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| + | ===== [[automatic_check]] Automatic Check ===== | ||
| + | You can enable WinSCP to automatically check for updates in regular intervals. You will have the first chance to enable it during [[ui_installer_selecttasks|installation]]. Later, you can configure it in [[ui_pref_updates|preferences]]. | ||
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| + | When the automatic check is enabled, it will start on background once the main window is opened. If WinSCP detects new version or gets a message, it will indicate so using icon on //[[ui_toolbars#updates|Updates toolbar]]// and [[ui_pref_environment#notifications|balloon notification in taskbar status area]]. If the notification is not clicked, WinSCP will [[ui_pref_updates#automatic|by default]] display full information about the new version the next time it starts. | ||
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| + | ===== External Notifications ===== | ||
| + | If you cannot or do not want to use automatic check for application updates, yet you still want to be automatically notified about updates you have two more options: | ||
| + | * Subscribe [[this>../../feed.php|project RSS feed]]; | ||
| + | * [[https://twitter.com/winscpnet|Follow @winscpnet]]. | ||
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| + | ===== [[automatic_upgrade]] Installing Updates Automatically ===== | ||
| + | Donors and Patrons can enable automatic installation of new application versions in [[ui_pref_updates|preferences]]. Beta versions automatically update for everyone. | ||
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| + | [[this>../donate.php|Learn how to donate or become Patron]] to support WinSCP development. | ||
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| + | To enable automatic updates, you need to specify the email address you have used for your donation (typically your PayPal or Patreon account address) in [[ui_pref_updates|preferences]]. | ||
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| + | * For your PayPal email address to be eligible for automatic updates: | ||
| + | * Your donation has to be at least 9 USD or equivalent; | ||
| + | * You need to follow a link in your donation receipt to a form, where you need to provide us your postal address (for accounting purposes). The link will be also shown on a webpage after you donate. | ||
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| + | * Patreon email address is eligible automatically (after few minutes). | ||
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| + | When automatic updates are enabled, the //Upgrade// button on the new version notification message will shut down the WinSCP, run a silent [[installation|installation]] of the new version and restart WinSCP. If WinSCP was previously [[ui_installer#mode|installed for all users]], the upgrade will request Administrator permissions. | ||
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| + | Automatic updates are available only, if WinSCP was installed using an [[installation|official installer]].((Automatic updates are not available for [[portable|Portable "installations"]] and [[installation#msi|MSI installations]]. [[microsoft_store|Store installations]] are automatically updated by the Store.)) | ||
| - | ===== Automatic Check ===== | + | ===== Installing Updates Manually ===== |
| - | You can enable WinSCP to automatically check for updates in regular intervals. You will have first chance to enable it during [[installation]]. Later you can configure it in [[ui_pref_updates|preferences]]. | + | Learn how to [[installation#upgrade|upgrade WinSCP]] manually. |
| - | When the automatic check is enabled, it will start on background once the main window is opened. If WinSCP detects new version or gets a message it will indicate so using icon on //[[ui_toolbars#updates|Updates toolbar]]//. | ||