Questions tagged [winscp]
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.
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WinSCP and PuttyGen fail on conversion of openSSH private key to PEM or PPK formtype on windows
I’ve generated a Linux Instance in the Oracle Cloud. Locally I work on Windows-10 Client computer. During generation of the Linux Instance Private and Open-SSH public keys have been generated in Linux ...
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FTP over SSL, FTPS TLS not working - Rejecting data connection - Only is allowed
< 2024-02-08 10:31:19.445 Read 16 bytes
< 2024-02-08 10:31:19.459 200 'TYPE' OK.
< 2024-02-08 10:31:19.459 PASV
. 2024-02-08 10:31:19.554 TLS connect: SSL negotiation finished successfully
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How to load existing WinSCP sessions into PuTTY sessions?
I would like to export all my existing WinSCP sessions (stored in winscp.ini) to PuTTY.
I know about the integration of both WinSCP and PuTTY. And it is working fine for me. But I would like to use ...
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WinSCP - How to Zip, Download and Delete a file?
How is it possible to Zip, Download and Delete (ZDD) a file in WinSCP?
For example, your local dir is Desktop and your remote dir (the one in your server machine) is, say, /var/www/html and you want ...
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WinSCP error setting up directory
I am getting the following error:
Reading Remote Directory: Error changing directory to '/script=E:\Data\GmousCR12\bin\Get.sftp'
Cannot get real path for '/script=E:\Data\GmousCR12\bin\Get.sftp'
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why is WinSCP so slow
the interface is handy but the file transfer rate is freakishly slow compared to pscp or scp in my VM on the same windows machine. i'm only getting about 17kb/s when my overall connection speed can go ...
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FreeSSHd + WinSCP: "Server refused public-key signature despite accepting key!"
I'm trying to gain access to my Windows 2008 R2 server via SSH. I have a Remote Desktop connection, but I need to upload my files to the server. For SSH servers on the Windows server, I've tried ...
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Failed to connect to SFTP on Windows Server
I used this guide to install OpenSSH from WinSCP's website.
I used the msi installer that is listed on the github page https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/releases.
The server seems to be ...
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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 ...
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Connect with WinSCP through a wallix Bastion doesn't work but PuTTY is fine
When connecting to PuTTY to my Wallix Bastion SomeBastionAdress.fr it works fine (sensitive data has been anonymized):
login as: MyLogin
Keyboard-interactive authentication prompts from server:
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Is there a tool like WinSCP for MacOS? [closed]
I used to use WinSCP to log into my remote server. I need to login with an ssh key and move the files from and to the remote server. So far I have not find any tool with the same features for MacOS.
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How to synchronize file changes with files on the FTP server?
My project files are in the local folder in D:\xampp\htdocs\mysite
The same files are on my FTP server.
A git repository would exist only locally in a .git directory to keep track.
I want to be able ...
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WinSCPSession error in parameter name 'HostName'. How it fix?
I created a script in WindowsPowerShell that sends files from the hard drive to an unsecured FTP server. However, I have an error problem that I don't know how to fix. I have Windows Powershell ...
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WinSCP gives a '/tmp' directory error while saving a changed file
Even when I'm logged in as a root user to my remote Ubuntu 22.04 server thru WinSCP 6.1.2, I get this error when I save a changed file (even though I found that the changes made by me are saved in ...
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Can I access an SFTP server via an SSH tunnel?
I have a Linux server with IP 1.2.3.4 which can access an SFTP server 2.2.2.2. The SFTP only allows access from the IP 1.2.3.4. Now I also want to access the SFTP server from my Windows computer using ...
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Use WinSCP or any other program (cmd) to download from SFTP [closed]
How to use WinSCP or any other program (from command-line) to download files from SFTP with authorization key?
This is for Windows versions 10 and 11. I am trying to download files from command prompt ...
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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 ...
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Running winscp on a mac using wine
I have a Mac (El Capitan OS) and I really want to use winscp on it.
I installed wine on my Mac using:
brew install wine
It installed:
https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/wine-3.0_2.el_capitan....
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How do you construct a WinSCP URL to launch PuTTY from a browser using a certificate?
Using the WinSCP URL format, I can launch PuTTY, but I would like to use a certificate connection.
Thank you in advance.
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How to setup SSH Keys on Windows machine (SSH Client) to access Azure Linux VM?
Googling was fruitless, as most people have a slightly different variation of this problem.
I am trying to setup an Azure Linux VM with SSH (no password), for access from a Windows machine. 2018 ...
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PuTTYgen Error "Couldn't load private key (decryption check failed)
I'm trying to load an OpenSSH private key that was created in ssh-keygen on Windows 10 22H2 to export it as a ppk for use in WinSCP 6.1 for SFTP authentication. When I try to do so in PuTTYgen 0.78, I ...
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How to import .ppk file in WinSCP?
How to import .ppk file into WinSCP?
While I am try to connect WinSCP to the cloud server it's showing Authentication failed error.
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Using WinSCP (File Protocol SCP) with a server that requires "dzdo su -" for sudo
TOPIC: Using WinSCP (File Protocol SCP) with a server that requires dzdo su - for sudo
We have a few Linux Servers that require the logged in user to issue the following command to emulate the root ...
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SFTP Connection broken during handshake - remote server stops to reply
I've been trying to solve this for many hours, I would be very grateful for any suggestions.
I'm trying to connect to the SFTP server. The connection works on all the computers, that I could check ...
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WINSCP doesn't resume
WINSCP is supposed to resume FTP transfers when the file part already exists, except it seems to only do that occasionally, seemingly at random. At other times, it will completely replace the file.
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Does WinSCP work with OpenSSH SSH certificates?
As per WinSCP documentation, WinScp uses the PuTTy key format, and requires that keys generated by OpenSSH be either converted or we use a /keygen command line switch.
I wanted to use SSH ...
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Hide login username from WinSCP title bar
Upon connecting via SFTP to a remote system, WinSCP GUI displays the connection details on the titlebar of the application, as :
user@<system_ip> - WinSCP
I was wondering if there is a way to ...
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How to open connection to several servers at once [closed]
How can I open 10 servers that I have in Site Manager with one click of a mouse? I'm using FileZilla.
I have servers in my Site Manager, and I want to open all of them with one click sorted like in ...
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WinSCP with tabs or alternative
This has been bugging me for a while now. I really miss tabs in WinSCP, because I always have to backtrack back and forward between folders on the same server.
Everytime I do a google search if tabs ...
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Mac program like WinSCP
I'm looking for a program on Mac that does one thing exactly like WinSCP: listens to file changes in directories and uploads the changed files to a remote server, thus keeping them in sync: remote ...
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How to add/remove drives to Windows OpenSSH SFTP server?
I've setup the built-in OpenSSH in Windows 10 and connected remotely via WinSCP SFTP protocol. I seem to have access to all folders in my C: drive, but I cannot access the external drives of my ...
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Is it possible to make WinSCP use my SSH config file?
I use SSH-based tools on Windows, which use configuration files in %HOME%\.ssh\.
Is it possible to make WinSCP use that configuration file too, so I only have to manage one configuration?
It's ...
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How can I export or import my WinSCP sessions?
I'd like to transfer all of my WinSCP sessions to a new computer. How can I export them from the registry and re-import them on the other machine?
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WinSCP find command too slow
So I am trying to search a directory with more than thousands of files in it, and it is very slow. Is there a way to search an FTP directory with more than 10k files in it within reasonable time (...
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WinSCP to Docker Volume not listing all files and folders
I have Docker on a remote server running Ubuntu. I use WinSCP to connect to volumes for file editing and FTP. Sometimes, WinSCP does not list all the folders and or files in a volume.
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How to change ssh/sftp password if SSH shell is disabled and passwd command is disabled too
WinSCP documentation says:
If your SSH server allows changing your account password, go to Session > Change Password to request that.
And indeed, WinSCP can change SSH/SFTP password on server we ...
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How do I run a WinSCP extension?
I want to use the SearchText extension in WinSCP, but on their website I can only find instructions to install extensions or build them (SearchText is already installed by default).
I can't find any ...
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Copied a file with WinSCP; only WinSCP can see it
I recently copied a 25.5GB file from another machine using WinSCP. I copied it to C:\beth.tar.gz, and WinSCP can still see the file. However no other app (including Explorer) can see the file. What ...
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Ordering of numbers in file name in FileZilla and WinSCP?
I'm using two FTP/SFTP programs, FileZilla and WinSCP, and I wonder how they sort the files in file name order.
I have 400 files with names filename1_aa.csv to filename400_aa.csv. In FileZilla, after ...
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Variable in WinSCP script
I'm asked to automate some SFTP download processes via WinSCP. I'm not familiar with WinSCP scripting.
ftprun.cmd:
C:\Program Files\WinSCP\winscp.com" /script=D:\testsftp\ftpscript.txt
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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 <user> to edit files/...
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WinSCP commandline "put" fails with "Unable to authenticate" - works in GUI
I am using WinSCP to copy files to a server.
We are using it with the GUI.
I now want to automate this step and use WinSCP from the commandline.
Unfortunately we are "Unable to authenticate".
Here ...
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How to download images from FTP to local folder using WinSCP command Line
I am trying to use the WinSCP command line to access an FTP Server. Then download all JPEG's in the root folder and download them to a local folder on my C: drive.
Example of my script below.
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Is there a way to transfer a file from windows 11 to remote Linux server without winscp or scp?
I have a locked windows 11 laptop in where I am not allowed to install any third party application such as winscp or git bash. Someone with admin permission can do it though.
What I need is transfer ...
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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 ...
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How to connect WinSCP through command line not in GUI mode?
Connect WinSCP console through command-line. Run batch file in it. Commands should be included in batch file for connecting with the server.
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Extracted Private Key from PFX file is rejected by SFTP Tools like Winscp or Filezilla
Long story short - I'm trying to extract the private key file from a PFX file which is used for SFTP authentication. I'm able to generate the private key file but it is not acceptable by the SFTP ...
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How to download files without via temporary folder in WinSCP?
I install the WinSCP (not using a portable version). I have already disabled this option in the WinSCP. But the files are still downloaded to temporary folders first before cut & paste to the ...
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Permission denied in Amazon EC2 while accessing Tomcat 7 folder
I am trying to copy a log file from an Amazon EC2 instance to my local machine (Windows 7). I am using WinSCP438, which is able to connect to the remote (Amazon EC2) server instance. I am trying to ...
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How to use WinScp to connect two windows 10 laptops
I need to use WinScp to wirelessly connect two Dell laptops together and transfer files between them.
I have installed WinScp on both laptops.
Both laptops are connected to my wifi router.
but...
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