Rename existing file instead of new on overwrite

Is there a way to rename the existing file on overwrite instead of renaming the file being uploaded ? I am using the remote recycle bin feature, but it would nice if the existing file could remain in the same directory, but be renamed using the timestamp.

No, WinSCP does not support this.

Is there a technical reason not to do that, or no one else has a use for it ? Does the remote recycle bin just use a remote move command before the upload ?

I was thinking about how remote recycle bin works, and I put a . in the location settings, tested it, and it created the backup in the same directory.

henry3 wrote:

Is there a technical reason not to do that, or no one else has a use for it ?

No there's no technical reason. It's just not implemented because there was no demand.

Does the remote recycle bin just use a remote move command before the upload ?

Yes.

I was thinking about how remote recycle bin works, and I put a . in the location settings, tested it, and it created the backup in the same directory.

You are right. That works. I didn't realize that WinSCP can handle relative paths in the recycle bin path.