

This means if you try and alter them logging in as the default pi user you won’t have permission to. If you set the user as root when using WinSCP and the copy files onto the RPi, they will be stored as owned by user root. Right click the file, properties and check the ‘X’ box for the ‘Owner’ permissions Permissions – READ THIS!!!

Options > Preferences > Panels > Show Hidden Files Setting A File As Executable Menu > Session > Save Session View Hidden Files

That’s it, connect and you can transfer files just by dragging and dropping. var/ww/ to transfer files for apache web server) Shell: sudo su – (if you want to be able to write to protected directories, e.g. Host name: The IP address of you Raspberry Pi To avoid having to use a USB stick to transfer files from your windows machine to your Raspberry Pi use WinSCP
