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WinSCP is an open source free SFTP, FTP and SCP client for Windows. WinSCP is commonly used by power users to upload files to web servers. Beyond this, WinSCP offers scripting and .NET assembly to automate file transfer tasks.

WinSCP is an open source free SFTP, FTP, WebDAV and SCP client for Windows. Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer.

WinSCP is commonly used by developers to upload their code, such as PHP, to web servers.

WinSCP can be used to automate file transfer tasks, either using basic scripting interface or, for advanced tasks, using .NET assembly.

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How do you turn on the 'Ignore permission errors' option in WinSCP?

How do you turn on the Ignore permission errors option in WinSCP? I keep getting a prompt do to so, but when I search through the preferences I cannot find any such option.
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Delete folders with many files quickly in WinSCP

In WinSCP, if I select a directory and right-click to delete, instead of simply deleting the directory it deletes all the contents one at a time. Depending on the contents and the connection, this can take a very long time. Is there any way, within…
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WinSCP: Current SFTP-3 session does not support command you request. Separate shell session may be opened to process the command

I'm using WinSCP to interact with a remote server that supports only SFTP and doesn't allow SSH access. My interaction involves moving/deleting a subset of files (identified by file names) in a certain directory. To simplify this, I would typically…
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WinSCP wildcard directory and file

I have directories test1-test10 in a remote FTP server. Using WinSCP scripting, I want to retrieve every file under these directories. This shows all directories: ls test* I want to retrieve all the files inside these directories: get…
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How to zip multiple files or folders with WinSCP and automatically keep the file name part?

I am using WinSCP and it has the option to use custom commands remotely. I want to zip some files and folders. WinSCP has a command that can zip a file or folder but I have to enter the name for the zip to be called. zip -r "!?&Enter an Archive…
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WinSCP : Cannot initialize SFTP protocol. Is the host running an SFTP server?

I can edit all the files using WinSCP on my server using root, but for security, I disabled root on my Ubuntu server and now have a problem using an admin user or sudo to edit files/folders via chmod 755. I changed WinSCP's Protocol Option…
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Compare and synchronize file contents/directories between two servers

Suppose I have 3 computers - A, B and C. Computer A is the deployment server. Computer B and C are belong to developers. What is the best way to transfer source codes from B/C to A. The best tools we found so far is using WinSCP Synchronize feature…
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Two way synchronization in WinSCP

I am in an SSH session with a remote machine using WinSCP. I would like WinSCP to track a file on my local machine, call it test.cpp. That is, whenever this file is updated on my local machine, the change should automatically be made on the remote.…
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Can't fill any fields in WinSCP

I try to connect to an FTP and when I'm trying to fill the fields like host name, port etc. Nothing happens. If I press "S" than save window pops up. So its like i'm using shortcuts but I don't. It only happens in WinSCP. I've already tried a…
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Remote WinSCP commands not showing up

I have created this custom command in WinSCP with options as described: description: &Find command: find . -name "!?Search for files:?!" remote command: enabled show results in terminal: enabled Problems: When I right-click any of the remote…
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Kept asking for site password despite Master Password set

I have been using WinSCP for many years without issues. I had to switch to a new PC and installed the latest WinSCP 6.1.1. I have created a Master Password. However, when opening a site, it doesn't prompt me for the Master Password. Instead I have…
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WinSCP auto Synchronization files of local subfolders directly into root's remote

I couldn't find in the Auto Synchronization of folders the option to copy files from sub-folder without copying the full folder structure into the root of remote location. Is something I'm missing or is there a way that I can achieve this with some…
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WinSCP: Mirror directory in the background

I am transferring a large volume of small files to my server. I have been using the Synchronize feature to mirror the files from my hhd to my server. However unlike when I start a new transfer I cannot find a way to upload the files in the…
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Optimize buffer size in WinSCP

Actually, When ever I opened my WinSCP, it is showing Host is not communicating for more than 15 seconds and turn off optimize connection buffer size Please help some this please give some ideas ... Thank you.
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How can I reconnect all sessions/tabs at once in WinSCP?

How can I reconnect all sessions/tabs at once in WinSCP? I would prefer not to have to reconnect each tab one by one:
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