WinSCP: Not all files are listed

Question

I'm using WinSCP to connect to my Server via sftp. I have an images folder with 33935 files. I used ls -1U | wc -l via ssh to figure that out. But WinSCP is only showing me 9998 files. (Below the list is "... 9.998") And if I copy the whole folder to my PC, there are also only 9998 files. I have not found something about a file limit from WinSCP. And there are no hidden files. I have activated the setting to show hidden files. What could be the reason for it?

Answer 1

I have found this answer here:

The server deliberately limits directory listings to 10000 objects. Since the special . and .. directories are sent, too, you are left with 9998 usable objects. Either the admin is aware of it as planned limitation (to cut bandwidth), or the admin is lazy (the limit is set by default in some server software). Contacting server support is the correct way.