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Mount Remote Drive with SSHFS¶
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Install the latest stable installer of WinFSP
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Install the latest stable installer of SSHFS-Win
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Open File Explorer, right-click on This PC and choose Map network drive. Choose a drive to mount at and enter the following in the folder field (replace the options in ALL CAPS with the desired settings):
\\sshfs\REMUSER@HOST[\PATH]
REMUSER
is the remote user (i.e. the user on the SSHFS host whose credentials are being used for access;gilmoreg
).HOST
is the SSHFS host (i.e.graham.computecanada.ca
).PATH
is the full remote path to the directory you want access to (i.e. \projects\ctb-akhanf\cfmm-bids\Khan)
so the full command should look something like:
\\sshfs\gilmoreg@graham.computecanada.ca\projects\ctb-akhanf\cfmm-bids\Khan
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Ensure you check the box Connect using different credentials if your computer login password is different from the remote host. You may be asked to enter your password in a few times, ensure you select
remember my credentials
each time if you want to save your login. -
You should then see the network drive in your file explorer: