WinScp - Installation and Configuration

Preferences

Putty Integration

Add the -X parameters to the command line for X11 forwarding:

%PROGRAMFILES%\PuTTY\putty.exe -X 

• Add the -C parameters to the command line to enable compression: With the C parameters, you may experience network problem

%PROGRAMFILES%\PuTTY\putty.exe -X -C

• Add the -A parameters to the command line to enable agent forwarding

%PROGRAMFILES%\PuTTY\putty.exe -A

How to

Backup the Preferences

On startup, WinSCP is looking:

• first for an INI file. The path is given with the /ini command options of is the directory from which WinSCP is started.
• If it does not find one, it looks for presence of its key in registry (Default).
• If it does not find that either, it creates an INI file in the default location.

To be able to relocate your INI file, you have:

• to export an INI file in your backup location

• then change the location:
  • via preference
  • via the WinScp shortcut command and add the /INI switch.. For instance:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe" /ini=D:\myBackupDir\WinScp\WinSCP.ini

Timestamp Permissions

• Go to Preferences
• And create a new Transfer Settings without the settings of the file timestamp