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Desktop Icons

When you have installed the client, you will have two separate program icons on the Windows desktop as well as in the Windows Start menu (by default under Start -> Programs -> SSH Secure Shell for Workstations).

The SSH Secure Shell for Workstations icon and the file transfer icon both start the same application, SSH Secure Shell for Workstations. The difference between the icons is that they use different settings files. The client icon uses a settings file called default.ssh2, and the file transfer icon uses a settings file called defaultsftp.ssh2.

By default the settings files have been configured so that they open the appropriate SSH Secure Shell for Workstations window, either the terminal window or the file transfer window. If you want to change the default configuration, you can save your settings by using the Save Settings option from the File menu.

You can also save the window position by using the Save Layout option from the File menu. If you open the file transfer client by clicking the appropriate icon, then open a terminal window or two, and then save the layout, the 'extra' terminal windows will appear the next time you click the file transfer icon. If you then close the file transfer window and save your settings again, the next time you will see no file transfer window at all.

Do not be alarmed by this - you can always open a new terminal or file transfer window by clicking the appropriate toolbar button or selecting the appropriate menu item. If you then save your settings again, the new window positions will be used as default values for new connections.

For more information saving the current settings, see section Saving Settings.