• SSHFS (Secure Shell FileSystem), is a tool that allows users to securely access remote filesystems over the SSH protocol.
  • In this tutorial, you will learn how to mount a remote directory in a secure way using the SSHFS between two Linux machines (client and server).
  • In Windows Explorer select This PC > Map Network Drive and enter the desired drive letter and SSHFS path using the following UNC syntax
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  • Step 4: Unmount Remote File System on Windows via SSHFS Win-Manager.
  • SSHFS is particularly useful when you need to read from a large set of files interactively on an individual basis.
  • SSHFS is a FUSE-based filesystem client for mounting remote directories over a Secure Shell connection. Install the sshfs package.
  • Win-sshfs is going to allow you to have a mounted directory that can be set to auto-mount when your machine starts.
  • The Secure SHell FileSystem or SSHFS establishes a connection using SFTP (Secure Shell File Transfer Protocol) to operate on files in a remote filesystem.
  • SSHFS is not the slowest if your Internet connection is of high quality, but it’s not the fastest either.
  • The sshfs tool is available from most distributions’ standard repositories and is most easily installed using that distribution’s package manager.