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I recently moved from Ubuntu GNOME (16.04 LTS) to macOS Sierra and I wondered how I could mount a Folder, located on a remote Server, using the sftp protocol.Ubuntu GNOME (16.04) comes with Nautilus as a File Manager by default, so I used that one for the purpose of having a gui for viewing remote folders.
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[Setup with Ubuntu GNOME and Nautilus File-manager][3]
My workflow on Ubuntu was to open the Nautilus File manager
- Click 'Enter Server Adress'
- Selecting the Connection (for example: sftp://user@example.com)
- Click 'Connect'
I like to have a similar or even simpler solution for these steps on Sierra. However, the Server shouldn't always be mounted. I just want a simple way to connect to certain remote Folders with different usernames when I need to, through a save Connection.
Any Ideas how to do this with Finder on macOS Sierra? I am kind a new to the whole Apple ecosystem, I don't even have a an idea where to look for recommended 3rd party software.
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It seems that this is not possible with MacOS Sierra standard tools (sftp via Finder); Macfusion is also no more compatible with Sierra.
As costly alternative you could use Commander Pro, Panic Transmit 4 or Mountain Duck (35-40$).As less costly alternative you could use Flow from the App Store (~5$).As a free alternative you could use webdav with Finder (http://...).
What I did was installing winebottler (comes packed together with wine in one .dmg) and then install WinSCP via it. It was quick and worked, but is indeed rather a weird solution... ;-)
use sftp username@host in the terminal on Mac and you will be sorted
A colleague suggested me to use filezilla: https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?platform=osxIt is not a direct integration into Finder but you have a file browser locally and remotely.
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A bit late, but whatever… DoubleCommander is a great open source two pane file explorer. Now it supports sftp, so you can use it just like you would use finder. It might fit your requirement.
I know I am reviving an old thread, but I had this doubt and I solved it with open source software which is wonderful.
The best option if you want to stay open source and spend only on donations is Fuse for MacOS + SSHFS for OSX. You can download it here https://osxfuse.github.io.
It works with Mojave. You can follow this tutorial and adjust the addresses, usernames and mountpoints accordingly.
Apparently using Macfusion and following the instructions on the github wiki of Fuse for MacOS you can use the newest SSHFS version with Macfusion instead of the older that comes packaged with Macfusion.
Macfusion allows you to mount the remote sftp servers graphically. You could also create some Applescripts to mount the volumes with one click, that's what I did.
⌘+k will open a 'connect to server' dialog when you have finder open. Sounds like what you're looking for.
Not possible with macOS out of the box.With Finder you can mount only aftp, cifs, webdav and ftp (but only in read-only). It's ridiculous but it's true because even Windows can connect to FTP with read-write access.
There is a free option with FUSE and sshfs and pricy option with mountainduck
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