You can use SFTP to access files on a Linux server from a remote location. On some of our servers, you also have the option of remotely mounting file shares. The latter requires a UCSB VPN connection.
We recommend Cyberduck (Windows, macOS) and WinSCP (Windows) for free SFTP clients.
Download and install
Start Cyberduck, click Open Connection at the top left of the program window.
/home/your-username
. If you want to visit a shared project folder, click Go
in the menubar, then Go to Folder...
and enter the path of the folder, such as /home/shares/project-name
.