Soon we will be using Globus for file transferring, but until then use the following instructions.

Linux and Mac

If you use Linux or Mac can use the scp command to copy files from your account on the computer you are using for research to your personal computer or vice versa. To do so on your computer type:

scp ~/fileDirectory/fileToCopy.py RITusername@computerName.rit.edu:~/fileToCopy.py

To copy a whole directory of work to your Research Computing computer, use the -r option

scp -r ~/fileDirectory/ RITuserName@computerName.rit.edu:~/DirectoryName

To do the reverse and copy file to your computer:

scp -r RITusername@computerName.rit.edu:~/DirectoryName/output-files

Windows

There is a graphical utility for Windows for transferring files to and from Linux systems like those of Research Computing. To do so:

1. Download and install WinSCP

2. Start the application and enter your RIT username and password in the username and password field and enter the name of the computer you are connecting to in the hostname field.

FileZilla

FileZilla allows for transfers between host computers and remote computers and is free to use for all platforms.

You can download FileZilla Here

To use Filezilla, first open it and then follow the steps below:

1. Enter sftp://computer-name.rit.edu into the "Host" option
2. Add your RIT username and password in their respective fields and hit the Enter Key
3. If connection is successful, the remote desktop's directory will appear in the large box on the left
4. Find files that want to be transferred by traversing through the directories.
5. Drag the Files from the computer they are in, into the computer you are transferring to.
6. Wait for the transfer to complete

Example FileZilla window

If there are any further questions, or there is an issue with the documentation, please contact rc-help@rit.edu for additional assistance.