By default WinSCP will try to update the timestamp to that of the local files, this causes the "Permission Denied" Error.
- Open the Transfer Settings dialog.
- Inside the Common Options section, disable the Preserve Timestamp option.
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By default WinSCP will try to update the timestamp to that of the local files, this causes the "Permission Denied" Error.