Overview
- Here’s how: To download WinSCP, go to the Eos Software Catalog. Double-click on the WinSCP.exe icon. This will make the appropriate changes to your computer. You may want to create a shortcut for the program and place it on your Desktop. When you open the program, you should see the WinSCP Login window: Unity ID.
- The objective of this tutorial is to enable the user to transfer data from Windows to Ubuntu using WinSCP and vice-versa. In this tutorial, we will use Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04, but the same tutorial will work for other versions of Windows and Ubuntu.
To use PuTTYgen to convert a key into.ppk format, complete the following steps: Open PuTTYgen, go to Conversions, and then click Import key. PuTTYgen will display a window to load your key. Browse to your SSH private key, select the file, and then click Open. Your SSH private key may be in the Users username.ssh directory. WinSCP (Windows Secure Copy) is a free and open-source SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), WebDAV, Amazon S3, and secure copy protocol (SCP) client for Microsoft Windows.Its main function is secure file transfer between a local computer and a remote server.Beyond this, WinSCP offers basic file manager and file synchronization functionality.
This document describes how to use the version of WinSCP to copy or transfer, files from one computer to another over the Internet. WinSCP uses sftp (secure file transfer protocol).
Obtaining the Software
Members of the U-M community can download WinSCP (bundled with PuTTY).
Connecting to AFS and Other U-M Host Computers
ITS provides a number of shortcuts to make it easier for you to open secure file-transfer connections to popular host computers at U-M. (A 'host computer' is one that allows other computers to connect to it; it 'hosts' connections from other computers.) Here's how to use the shortcuts.
To open a file transfer connection using a shortcut, double-click the shortcut's icon. For example, to connect to your ITS-provided AFS home directory, double-click ITS Home Directory (file transfer). (You might have to single-click some icons to see their full names.)
Make sure you have a working Internet connection. If you use a modem, establish a dial-up connection. If you use Ethernet, your connection should already be available.
The UM Internet Access Kit folder is included in the download of WinSCP and PuTTY. The shortcuts should be inside this folder.
Double-click ITS Home Directory (file transfer) to open a connection you can use to transfer files to and from your home directory. WinSCP opens.
When you first attempt to connect to a new server, you'll get a warning message. Click Yes to continue.
In the Username: text box, type your uniqname and click OK to continue.
In the Password: box, type your password and click OK to continue. For your AFS Home Directory, this password is your UMICH (Level-1) password.
A window showing your local computer on the left and your home directory on the right opens. You are now ready to transfer files.
Transferring Files
Transfer files by dragging their icons from one side of the window to the other . You can copy files from your local computer to your AFS home directory and vice versa.
Deleting a File From Your Home Directory
On the home directory (remote) side of your window, click a file to select it.
From the Files menu, select Delete.
In the Confirm dialog box, click OK. The file is deleted.
Renaming a File in Your Home Directory
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On the home directory (remote) side of your window, click a file to select it.
From the Files menu, select Rename.
The file name becomes editable. Make whatever changes to the file name you wish.
Click anywhere outside the file name to save the changes.
Closing Your Connection
In the top right corner of the WinSCP file transfer window, click the red X.
In the Confirm dialog box, click OK. This closes your connection to the host computer, and closes the window.
Connecting to Other Computers for File Transfer
Open WinSCP for file transfer by double-clicking the WinSCP icon. A WinSCP Login dialog box opens.
In the WinSCP Login dialog box:
In the Host Name box, type the host computer's address.
In the User Name box, type your user name for the computer to which you are connecting. (For most U-M computers, use your uniqname.)
In the Password box, type your password. (For most U-M computers, use your UMICH (Level-1) password.
Click Login.
CAUTION! Use your uniqname and UMICH (Level-1) password with WinSCP only when connecting to U-M hosts. Do not use them with non-U-M hosts. Some host computers at U-M—such as those run by individual schools, colleges, or departments—may require different user IDs and passwords.
When you first attempt to connect to a new server, you'll get a warning message. Click Yes to continue.
In this article, we learn how to use WinSCP to transfer files. Before starting the training, it is better to get acquainted with this file transfer software first. So in the first step, we will answer the question “what is WINSCP” and then we will explain how to work step by step with images.
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Tutorial how to use WINSCP to transfer files
What is WinSCP?
WinSCP is a free, open-source file transfer program that uses protocols such as File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Secure Shell File Transfer (SSH), and Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) to transfer files securely. This program is designed to work with Windows and supports common Windows features such as dragging and dropping files.
Note: The main function of this software is to transfer files between a local computer and a remote computer.
Winscp transfers files from a client computer to a server using a security password or public-key encryption. Therefore, one of the important points that can be emphasized in the tutorial on using WINSCP is security in the file transfer discussion.
When installing WinSCP you can choose one of two windows explorer or Norton commander interfaces. Join us to learn more about using WINSCP.
How to install WinSCP?
1.First, download the WinSCP installation package.
2.Launch the installation file like other Windows programs by double-clicking.
3. If requested while installing the program, set the (typical) option.
4. In the initial user setting window, select the explorer option as the user interface. This is one of the most important installation settings in the WINSCP usage tutorial.
5. Complete the installation by clicking the next button and restart your system.
Learn how to use WINSCP to transfer files
As you can see, installing WinSCP is very simple and does not require any special settings during installation.
In this step of the WINSCP tutorial, we will examine how a Linux system communicates with the Windows system by providing an image of each step.
Communication between Linux and Windows systems
1. Double-click on the WinSCP shortcut or run the program from the all programs section in your Windows start.
2.A window titled login will be displayed asking for information such as Hostname, username, and password.
– Select the transfer protocol from the available drop-down list.
– In the host name field, type the IP address of the desired server and after entering the username and password, click on login.
On the first login, you will be asked if you trust the host computer. Click Yes.
Note: At this point, you can check the server fingerprint and then proceed.
3. A window will appear, to the left of which is your local Windows drive, and to the right is the contents of the Linux system. You can select different hard drives and folders from the drop-down lists marked with “1” and “2” in the image.
4.The easiest way to transfer a file in WinSCP is to drag the file from the left side of the window (your local Windows files) and drop it in the right part, ie the Linux system. You can also transfer Linux system files to your Windows.
5. The program will then ask you to confirm the file transfer operation. You can also change the file transfer settings in the window that appears.
Note that after the transfer operation is complete, be sure to select the quit option from the commands menu or use the F10 shortcut key to exit the program.
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Advantages of WinSCP
— WinSCP is very easy to use and file transfer with this program will be done under a secure protocol.
—WinSCP is compatible with Windows features and can use drag & drop, shortcut icons, etc. in this program.
— Supports good protocols such as SCP and SFTP. If you want to know more about SFTP, we suggest you read the article SFTP and its Difference with FTP Protocol.
— Supports all web protocols.
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—Communicates with Linux via SSH without running a specific service.
—Provides the user with capabilities beyond file transfer, such as programming and basic file management.
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