A new window will open, go to the left sidebar and click on Editors and the on the Add button. You will notice a button also named Preferences click on it.

Star WinSCP and on the left you will find the sidebar, in the sidebar search for Preferences and click on it.

Notepad++ in my Windows 7 system has the following path:Ĭ:Program Files (x86)Notepad++notepad++.exeĬopy the path, you will need it later. With the Properties window open search for the Target: box and copy the entire path. The easiest way to find the text editor path is to right click on the text editor shortcut and then on Properties. The good news is that changing the default text editor in WinSCP only takes a few minutes. When I have to edit files on a remote server I commonly use WinSCP, while a simple text editor is bundle with WinSCP I like to do more complex things and this is when the default text editor shows its limitations. This warning is not shown during subsequent connections to this server.WinSCP is a Free SFTP and FTP client for Windows with a simple and efficient interface I cannot say the same for other clients. If this is the first time you have used WinSCP, and you are sure you’ve entered the correct configuration details, click Yes on the Warning dialog box. See Generate RSA keys with SSH by using PuTTYgen for information about setting up public and private keys. Note: You can use a private key to log in to the cloud server. WinSCP stores configurations in Stored Sessions. To save the configuration, click the Save button next to the Login button.Įnter a configuration name that is easy for you to remember, for example, server-ORD-local23. Note: For the host name, enter the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your server and change the port to match your sshd port.Įnsure that the Connection Type is set to sftp. Configure sshd (the ssh/sftp server) to listen to a port that is different from the default.

How to use notepad++ with winscp