Transferring files between the TCC and your MacOS system

Follow this procedure to move files from your system running MacOS to your TCC account using the sftp protocol.

1. We recommend the open-source fugu application. For installation and instructions, see the Fugu homepage.
2. If you have a lot of files to transfer, first create an archive file that combines into a single file all the files you want to transfer. See `Making archive files in MacOS'.
3. Start up fugu. You will see your files displayed on the left-hand side of the panel.
4. On the right-hand side of the panel, enter the remote host name in the Connect to: field. A good choice is "sftp.nmt.edu".
5. In the Username: field, enter your TCC user name, and click on Connect. You may see a message that says “The authenticity of...can't be established”. If so, click on Continue.
6. In the Password: field, enter your TCC password.
7. You will now see your files on the remote system on the right-hand side of the panel. At this point you can:
   • Drag files from one side to the other. To move a file from your system to the TCC, drag from the left side to the right. To move a TCC file to your machine, drag from the right side to the left. The file will not be deleted from its current location; it will simply be copied.
   • To move down into a folder on either side, double-click on the name of the folder.
   • To move up to the parent folder, click the up-arrow icon at the top of the panel.
   • To change file permissions on the remote system, click on the file's name to select it, then click on the Info icon. A small panel will appear showing all the permissions for the file; set or clear the various checkboxes to change the appropriate permissions. For example, to make a file world-readable, in the row labeled “Checkboxes for Others”, make sure the Read checkbox is set.
   • To jump directly to a given directory on either system, click on the Go To icon. In the panel that appears, select Locally for the local system or Remotely for the remote system. Then enter the path name of the directory in the Go To: field and click on Go.
8. If you used an archive file, see `Extracting archive files in MacOS'.

Last updated: 2008/01/25 04:53:01 UT
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/xfer/mac.html