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| ===== [[upgrade]] Upgrading WinSCP ===== | ===== [[upgrade]] Upgrading WinSCP ===== | ||
| - | Too upgrade WinSCP, [[#download|download]] the newer version, and then install it over your current version. The installation will preserve your configuration, and -- if necessary -- upgrade it.((The new WinSCP version will be installed in your language, unless this particular localization is abandoned for a long time. The installation package contains all the translations that are actively maintained at the time of its release. Otherwise you must [[languages#install|install the new translation]] manually, if available. Any translation from your previous WinSCP version will not work with the new version.)) | + | To upgrade WinSCP, [[#download|download]] the newer version, and then install it over your current version. The installation will preserve your configuration, and -- if necessary -- upgrade it.((The new WinSCP version will be installed in your language, unless this particular localization is abandoned for a long time. The installation package contains all the translations that are actively maintained at the time of its release. Otherwise you must [[languages#install|install the new translation]] manually, if available. Any translation from your previous WinSCP version will not work with the new version.)) |
| When upgrading Portable executable, just replace the executable files with the new version. New version can always read configuration from the old version. | When upgrading Portable executable, just replace the executable files with the new version. New version can always read configuration from the old version. | ||
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| ===== [[uninstalling]] Removing / Uninstalling WinSCP ===== | ===== [[uninstalling]] Removing / Uninstalling WinSCP ===== | ||
| - | To remove WinSCP, go to //Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program//. &wincp &winvista &win7 &win8 This works for the classic installation only. [[microsoft_store|Microsoft Store installation]] cannot be removed this way. | + | To remove WinSCP from Windows 11 or Windows 10, use //Settings > Apps > Apps & features//. &win10 &win11 This works for either type of installations (classic or [[microsoft_store|Microsoft Store ]]). In case you [[microsoft_store#transitioning|have both installations]], to distinguish them, check the program name. The classic installation has a version number in its name (e.g. //"WinSCP &winscp_stable_version"//), while the Store installation does not (on the other hand, it shows the author name – //"Martin Prikryl"//, and has //Advanced options// link and //Move// command). |
| - | On Windows 11 and Windows 10, you can also use //Settings > Apps > Apps & features//. &win10 &win11 This works for either type of installations. In case you [[microsoft_store#transitioning|have both installations]], to distinguish them, check the program name. The classic installation has a version number in its name (e.g. //"WinSCP &winscp_stable_version"//), while the Store installation does not (on the other hand, it shows the author name – //"Martin Prikryl"//, and has //Advanced options// link and //Move// command). | + | To remove WinSCP from older versions of Windows go to //Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program//. &wincp &win7 &win8 |
| During the removal, the uninstaller of the classic installation will ask, if you want to remove [[ui_cleanup|WinSCP configuration and other data stored on your computer]]. When uninstalling the Store installation, its configuration is removed unconditionally (but not the configuration of any previous classic installation). | During the removal, the uninstaller of the classic installation will ask, if you want to remove [[ui_cleanup|WinSCP configuration and other data stored on your computer]]. When uninstalling the Store installation, its configuration is removed unconditionally (but not the configuration of any previous classic installation). | ||
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| * ''/NORESTART'' -- Instructs installer not to reboot even if it's necessary. | * ''/NORESTART'' -- Instructs installer not to reboot even if it's necessary. | ||
| * ''/LOG=%%"filename"%%'' -- Causes Setup to create a log file. | * ''/LOG=%%"filename"%%'' -- Causes Setup to create a log file. | ||
| - | * ''/LOADIve installation settings to the specified file. | + | * ''/LOADINF=%%"filename"%%'' -- Instructs Setup to load the settings from the specified file after having checked the command line. This file can be prepared using the ''/SAVEINF'' parameter. |
| + | * ''/SAVEINF=%%"filename"%%'' -- Instructs Setup to save installation settings to the specified file. | ||
| * ''/NOCLOSEAPPLICATIONS'' -- Prevents Setup from closing applications using files that need to be updated by Setup. | * ''/NOCLOSEAPPLICATIONS'' -- Prevents Setup from closing applications using files that need to be updated by Setup. | ||