How do I mount a remote Linux folder in Windows through SSH

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I m a blind student currently in a system admin shell programming class  Although ssh works fine for executing commands like ls  pwd  etc editors do not work well with my screen reader and an ssh session  I was wondering if it is possible to mount a Linux folder over ssh so it appears as a windows drive  This way I could edit any files I needed to with accessible software and not have to constantly use SCP to send files back and fourth

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Apparently the free NetDrive software from Novell can access SFTP file servers

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Apparently the free NetDrive software from Novell can access SFTP file servers

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The best an easiest solution I found is https   github com billziss-gh sshfs-win  connected servers shows up as a fully functioning network drives  This is not a  Dokany  or  dokan  based solution which from experiance seems more stable and performant  also see WinFsp Performance Testing      Please note previously this answer stated  https   github com Foreveryone-cz win-sshfs and before that http   www swish-sftp org  but I no longer use any of them  first one stopped working second one created drives not fully supported in all programs

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Back in 2002  Novell developed some software called NetDrive that can map a WebDAV  FTP  SFTP  etc  share to a windows drive letter  It is now abandonware  so it s no longer maintained  and not available on the Novell website   but it s free to use  I found quite a few available to download by searching for  netdrive exe  I actually downloaded a few and compared their md5sums to make sure that I was getting a common  and hopefully safe  version   Update 10 Nov 2017 SFTPNetDrive is the current project from the original netdrive project  And they made it free for personal use       We Made SFTP Net Drive FREE for Personal Use   They have paid options as well on the website

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I don t think you can mount a Linux folder as a network drive under windows having only access to ssh  I can suggest you to use WinSCP that allows you to transfer file through ssh and it s free   EDIT  well  sorry  Vinko posted before me and now i ve learned a new thing

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Second David s answer below  I needed to mount a network drive automatically when users logged in   Dokan SSHFS is a nice tool  but wasn t reliable enough in this case   The copy of Netdrive I found didn t support SSHFS or sftp - not sure if a more recent one does     The solution I m trialling now involves adding a virtual network adapter  with file sharing disabled   using plink to open a tunnel via the new adapter to the remote machine running SAMBA  and mounting the network drive against the new adapter   There s another useful tutorial here http   www blisstonia com eolson notes smboverssh php   The tunnel and network drive can be set up with a login script  so a few seconds after login users can use the mapped drive without needing to take any action

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Take a look at CIFS  http   www samba org cifs    It is a virtual file system you can run on your linux machine that will allow you to mount folders on your linux machine in windows using SMB   CIFS on linux information can be found here  http   linux-cifs samba org

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Second David s answer below  I needed to mount a network drive automatically when users logged in   Dokan SSHFS is a nice tool  but wasn t reliable enough in this case   The copy of Netdrive I found didn t support SSHFS or sftp - not sure if a more recent one does     The solution I m trialling now involves adding a virtual network adapter  with file sharing disabled   using plink to open a tunnel via the new adapter to the remote machine running SAMBA  and mounting the network drive against the new adapter   There s another useful tutorial here http   www blisstonia com eolson notes smboverssh php   The tunnel and network drive can be set up with a login script  so a few seconds after login users can use the mapped drive without needing to take any action

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Back in 2002  Novell developed some software called NetDrive that can map a WebDAV  FTP  SFTP  etc  share to a windows drive letter  It is now abandonware  so it s no longer maintained  and not available on the Novell website   but it s free to use  I found quite a few available to download by searching for  netdrive exe  I actually downloaded a few and compared their md5sums to make sure that I was getting a common  and hopefully safe  version   Update 10 Nov 2017 SFTPNetDrive is the current project from the original netdrive project  And they made it free for personal use       We Made SFTP Net Drive FREE for Personal Use   They have paid options as well on the website

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Another  more Windows-y option  for  39  is http   www expandrive com sftpdrive

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You need to mount a remote share on your windows machine  This is what Samba smb is for   What you ll be doing is turning your Linux box into an SMB server  which lets it share files in a way that plays nice with Windows   If you re not on the same network  you ll need to tunnel this through your SSH connection which may not be worth the effort

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Dokan looks like a FUSE and sshfs implementation for Windows  If it works as expected and advertised  it would do exactly what you are looking for    Link updated and working 2015-10-15

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Another  more Windows-y option  for  39  is http   www expandrive com sftpdrive

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Another  more Windows-y option  for  39  is http   www expandrive com sftpdrive

User · Answer

Dokan looks like a FUSE and sshfs implementation for Windows  If it works as expected and advertised  it would do exactly what you are looking for    Link updated and working 2015-10-15

User · Answer

Back in 2002  Novell developed some software called NetDrive that can map a WebDAV  FTP  SFTP  etc  share to a windows drive letter  It is now abandonware  so it s no longer maintained  and not available on the Novell website   but it s free to use  I found quite a few available to download by searching for  netdrive exe  I actually downloaded a few and compared their md5sums to make sure that I was getting a common  and hopefully safe  version   Update 10 Nov 2017 SFTPNetDrive is the current project from the original netdrive project  And they made it free for personal use       We Made SFTP Net Drive FREE for Personal Use   They have paid options as well on the website

User · Answer

Take a look at CIFS  http   www samba org cifs    It is a virtual file system you can run on your linux machine that will allow you to mount folders on your linux machine in windows using SMB   CIFS on linux information can be found here  http   linux-cifs samba org

User · Answer

Back in 2002  Novell developed some software called NetDrive that can map a WebDAV  FTP  SFTP  etc  share to a windows drive letter  It is now abandonware  so it s no longer maintained  and not available on the Novell website   but it s free to use  I found quite a few available to download by searching for  netdrive exe  I actually downloaded a few and compared their md5sums to make sure that I was getting a common  and hopefully safe  version   Update 10 Nov 2017 SFTPNetDrive is the current project from the original netdrive project  And they made it free for personal use       We Made SFTP Net Drive FREE for Personal Use   They have paid options as well on the website

User · Answer

I don t think you can mount a Linux folder as a network drive under windows having only access to ssh  I can suggest you to use WinSCP that allows you to transfer file through ssh and it s free   EDIT  well  sorry  Vinko posted before me and now i ve learned a new thing

User · Answer

check out Dokan  https   dokan-dev github io   it s iffy  but it works  and it s free

User · Answer

Take a look at CIFS  http   www samba org cifs    It is a virtual file system you can run on your linux machine that will allow you to mount folders on your linux machine in windows using SMB   CIFS on linux information can be found here  http   linux-cifs samba org

User · Answer

Apparently the free NetDrive software from Novell can access SFTP file servers

User · Answer

You need to mount a remote share on your windows machine  This is what Samba smb is for   What you ll be doing is turning your Linux box into an SMB server  which lets it share files in a way that plays nice with Windows   If you re not on the same network  you ll need to tunnel this through your SSH connection which may not be worth the effort

User · Answer

Dokan looks like a FUSE and sshfs implementation for Windows  If it works as expected and advertised  it would do exactly what you are looking for    Link updated and working 2015-10-15

User · Answer

Another  more Windows-y option  for  39  is http   www expandrive com sftpdrive

User · Answer

The best an easiest solution I found is https   github com billziss-gh sshfs-win  connected servers shows up as a fully functioning network drives  This is not a  Dokany  or  dokan  based solution which from experiance seems more stable and performant  also see WinFsp Performance Testing      Please note previously this answer stated  https   github com Foreveryone-cz win-sshfs and before that http   www swish-sftp org  but I no longer use any of them  first one stopped working second one created drives not fully supported in all programs

User · Answer

I don t think you can mount a Linux folder as a network drive under windows having only access to ssh  I can suggest you to use WinSCP that allows you to transfer file through ssh and it s free   EDIT  well  sorry  Vinko posted before me and now i ve learned a new thing

User · Answer

Take a look at CIFS  http   www samba org cifs    It is a virtual file system you can run on your linux machine that will allow you to mount folders on your linux machine in windows using SMB   CIFS on linux information can be found here  http   linux-cifs samba org

User · Answer

I don t think you can mount a Linux folder as a network drive under windows having only access to ssh  I can suggest you to use WinSCP that allows you to transfer file through ssh and it s free   EDIT  well  sorry  Vinko posted before me and now i ve learned a new thing

User · Answer

Dokan looks like a FUSE and sshfs implementation for Windows  If it works as expected and advertised  it would do exactly what you are looking for    Link updated and working 2015-10-15

User · Answer

You need to mount a remote share on your windows machine  This is what Samba smb is for   What you ll be doing is turning your Linux box into an SMB server  which lets it share files in a way that plays nice with Windows   If you re not on the same network  you ll need to tunnel this through your SSH connection which may not be worth the effort

User · Answer

Apparently the free NetDrive software from Novell can access SFTP file servers

User · Answer

check out Dokan  https   dokan-dev github io   it s iffy  but it works  and it s free

User · Answer

You need to mount a remote share on your windows machine  This is what Samba smb is for   What you ll be doing is turning your Linux box into an SMB server  which lets it share files in a way that plays nice with Windows   If you re not on the same network  you ll need to tunnel this through your SSH connection which may not be worth the effort

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