WinSCP error code 4 when uploading large file

Question

I'm trying to move a file from my local machine to another machine into which I've SFTP-ed.

The file has 160MB. The transfer stops after a quarter of the file is moved over, with the following message:

Copying files to remote side failed
General Failure(server should provide error description)
Error code: 4
Error message from server: Failure

Doris

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Answer 1

This may be because space is full on your server. Try executing df -Th command to see. Free space on your server and try again it works.

Kirschner

Answer 2

This would typically be due to a full file system on the server or exceeded user quota.

Actually a complete error message suggests that:

Common reasons for the Error code 4 are:

• Renaming a file to a name of already existing file.
• Creating a directory that already exists.
• Moving a remote file to a different filesystem (HDD).
• Uploading a file to a full filesystem (HDD).
• Exceeding a user disk quota.

For details, see also WinSCP documentation on the SFTP code 4.

Beggar