Browsing a Remote Server

The Remote Server Browse button in the web interface gives you direct access to files and folders on the Remote Server through the underscore folder. Browsing is useful before setting up a Remote Mount or a Sync, because it lets you see the file system layout on the remote system and create or modify remote folders before using them as a source or destination.

For most types of remote server, browsing starts at the root folder. For FTP and SFTP remote servers, Files.com detects the default home folder defined on the remote server and starts browsing there. If you have access to other folders on that remote server, you can navigate to them in the usual ways.

The remote server browser has most of the capabilities of the file manager. Typical file and folder operations are supported, including copy, move, rename, and delete. You will need the appropriate permissions on the remote server to perform these actions.

Point-In-Time Browsing

Some types of remote server support point-in-time browsing, which you can use to recover previous versions of files.

Unsupported Operations

Sharing, setting permissions, and configuring folder settings are not available in the remote server browser. For these file manager capabilities, use a Remote Mount to mount the remote folder instead.