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Configuring Session (Login Dialog)

To configure your session, start xi5 :)!, and then use the Login dialog that opens. It can be invoked also later to open additional sessions.

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Editing Existing Site

Use Edit button to start editing selected site. After you complete your changes, save them with Save button. You can also save modified site under a new name using Save As command from drop down menu of Save button.

Use Cancel button to rollback your changes.

Note that you cannot login to the site until you commit (or rollback) your changes.

If you want to change the same setting for many sites, you can use command-line parameter /batchsettings.

Deleting

The Manage > Delete command (or Del key) deletes selected site, site folder or workspace. Deleting a site folder deletes all the sites it contains.

Renaming

Use the Manage > Rename command to rename selected site, site folder or workspace.

Creating Shortcuts

Use Manage > Desktop Icon command to create a Desktop shortcut icons for selected site, site folder or workspace. For sites you can create also 'Send To’ shortcuts.

Note that if you delete the site the existing icons will not work anymore.

Renaming

Use the Manage > Rename command to rename selected site, site folder or workspace.

Advanced Functions

Opening Site in PuTTY

You can open configured session or selected site in PuTTY SSH client instead of WinSCP. Use Manage > Open in PuTTY command.1

Default Session Settings

Use Manage > Set Defaults set configured session settings or settings of selected site as default session settings.

Pasting Session URL

Use the Manage > Paste Session URL or Ctrl+V to paste session URL from clipboard. It gets parsed into File protocol, Host name, Username, etc. The command is available only for New Site node or when editing site.

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Generating Session URL

Use the Manage > Generate Session URL to open Generate URL dialog for selected site.

Tools Menu

In addition to configuring the session, you can use the WinSCP Login dialog box to:

Some of these tools are available only on an initial Login dialog, not when opening additional sessions.

  1. Hold down Shift key to open the site in PuTTY without closing WinSCP Login dialog.Back

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