It may be used to detect changes in remote directories and to automatically synchronize local ones with those on the internet. It can also transfer entire directory structures without compressing or uncompressing them.
WinSCP allows you to work with remote servers and document files on them. The server uses Secure Shell (SSH) to encrypt all data flow between your local machine and the server, and it also works with a variety of UNIX-like operating systems, including Linux and macOS. Its primary purpose is file transmission between two computers. To do that just click on a file with the left mouse button, hold the button and drag the file.WinSCP is a free client for Windows. You can also download/upload by dragging the file or folder and dropping it in the desired location. You can mark a file/folder on your account with the left mouse button, then if you click the right one you can choose what to do with it: edit, copy, move (download), delete, etc. You can do that by going to the Session menu and selecting New Session:įrom there you can also disconnect from the current session or save it, if you have logged in directly without saving it at the beginning.Īs you can see from the screenshot, once you connect to your account its folders are displayed in the right panel, while those on your local computer are in the left panel. Once you start the session you can always change it if you want to connect to a different account or if you want to use another FTP user. You can click directly on Login without saving but then you have to fill all the information each time you start WinSCP. Then click on Save to save this account so that each time you start WinSCP you'll only need to type the password to connect.Īfter you save the account click on Login. Then from the drop-down menu select FTP (the default is SFTP). In the field for Host name type your domain name (e.g ) and in the fields for User name and Password type the name and password for the particular FTP user. Once you have an FTP user, you can start WinSCP and the first thing that opens is the WinSCP Login panel: Click on the link Add FTP Username and specify the desired name and password.
HostKnox clients can do that from the FTP Usernames section of the HostKnox control panel. After you install WinSCP on your local computer, make sure you have created an FTP user. In this example we'll set it to connect through FTP. You can download WinSCP from the official site and learn something more about the program itself. It also has a built-in terminal, can launch Putty directly and can be used to edit files remotely without downloading them. WinSCP is a free FTP client (as well as SFTP, SCP and FTPS) for Windows users. WinSCP Tutorial How to set WinSCP to connect to your hosting account
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