#Download putty ssh how to#

The main difference between PSCP and PSFTP is that PSCP is primarily used for downloading and uploading files (it can also be used to list files in a remote directory). Practically all servers, including HostKnox servers, are SSH-2 servers. Despite its name, PSCP also uses SFTP as its first option for transferring files when the server to which PSCP is connected is an SSH-2 server. SFTP is a newer protocol designed to work with SSH-2 (Secure Shell version 2). PSCP and PSFTP are the PuTTY applications for transferring files over SCP and SFTP. When it comes to transferring speed, they are a bit slower than the more commonly used FTP but they are much more secure. SCP (Secure Copy) and SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) are network protocols which use SSH for file transfer. What you need for file transferring is either PSCP or PSFTP:

#Download putty ssh how to#

In this tutorial we assume that you already have installed the whole PuTTY installation package on your local computer and you know how to configure it to connect to your account.Īs you have probably noticed the PuTTY installation package contains several other applications, besides PuTTY itself. To learn more about PuTTY, where to find it, how to configure it and what you have to do to connect to your account through SSH, read the tutorial on connecting to your account through SSH (for Windows users).

PuTTY is an application with which Windows users can connect to their hosting accounts through SSH and execute commands, transfer files, etc. In this tutorial we'll show you how to transfer files from your local computer to your hosting account and vice versa through SSH (Secure Shell) using PuTTY. SSH File Transfer with PuTTY How to upload and download files through SSH using PuTTY (for Windows users)