can i use PuTTY to transfer files to my PC?

Question

i'm having trouble connecting to our cluster with winSCP can i use PuTTY as an alternative?

How do i transfer files to my PC using PuTTY or some other alternative for winSCP?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 08 '12 at 06:33

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yes,

Download the pscp.exe file from PuTTy.org. Click the file name and save it to your computer. If you want a PuTTY shell program, download and install putty.exe as well.
At the Windows command prompt, enter:

pscp source_file_name userid@server_name:/path/destination_file_name.

For example:

c:\>pscp june06extract wrhse@warehouse.cit.cornell.edu:/mydata/june06extract.

When prompted, enter your password for the server.

answered Oct 08 '12 at 06:33

Rahul Gautam

worked, but i needed to add pscp to my path – Kirt Oct 08 '12 at 07:49
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well add it to your path: this will help you http://superuser.com/questions/284342/what-are-path-and-other-environment-variables-and-how-can-i-set-or-use-them – Rahul Gautam Oct 08 '12 at 09:32
Nope, please don't do that. Encouraging people to use putty.org should not be done, and likewise I recommend people don't follow such advice. The Latest Official PuTTY documentation's section about putty.org (e.g. Version 0.77 of that documentation) is not referring to that domain positively. More commended: Download PuTTY-related software from the proper website. – TOOGAM Jul 10 '22 at 14:51

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