WinSCP Tutorial

The Classic Windows File Transfer Tool WinSCP is a free Windows application for moving files between your computer and remote servers. It supports SFTP (SSH File Transfer ...

Download and Install WinSCP is distributed as a standard Windows installer. Download the latest version from winSCP.net and run it. An interactive or unattended installation can ...

The Login Dialog Every WinSCP session starts at the login screen: host name, port, protocol and stored sessions. This is where you decide SFTP over FTP or SCP, and where you ...

SFTP - The Recommended Protocol SFTP runs over SSH on port 22. Enter the host, username and password. WinSCP then shows the server's host key fingerprint the first time; accept ...

Methods of Transfer Drag a file from one pane to the other, double-click it, or use the toolbar Transfer buttons. A folder transfers recursively, preserving the directory ...

What Synchronization Does Synchronize makes a local and remote directory identical. WinSCP compares timestamps and optionally sizes, then transfers only the files that differ in ...

Why Combine Them PuTTY provides the terminal, Pageant is the SSH agent that holds unlocked private keys, and WinSCP handles file transfer. Together they give a full remote ...

The Command Line WinSCP automation runs from a command line with /command and session arguments, or from a script file: Writing a Script File The synchronize and put commands ...

Use SFTP or FTPS, Not Plain FTP Plain FTP sends credentials and data in clear text. Prefer SFTP for Linux hosts and FTPS when the server only exposes FTP. WebDAV over HTTPS is ...

Daily Productivity Tips Use Keep remote directory up to date for live coding previews. Save multiple sites into folders for large teams. Enable drag and drop editing with the ...