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christantoan

Dragging & Dropping A File With Long Name Results In File Transferred Using Short Name

Version of WinSCP you are using (you should be using the latest version if possible).: 6.5.7
Version of Microsoft Windows you are running WinSCP on: Windows 11
Transfer protocol (SFTP, FTP, SCP, WebDAV or S3): SFTP
Mention if you use GUI or scripting/automation. If you use GUI, specify interface style you are using (Commander or Explorer): GUI Commander style

Try to describe precise steps that lead to the problem (where do you click, what keys do you press, what do you see, etc.):
1. Drag a file with a long name to a remote server (example: "C:\Users\yourn\OneDrive\Documents\Light Novel\Isekai no Binbou Nouka ni Tensei shita node, Renga wo Tsukutte Shiro wo Tateru Koto ni Shimashita\Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in Another World - I'll Use My Modern Knowledge to Build My Own Kingdom - Volume 2.epub")
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