Easiest way to share files between 2 computers in a free way.

[Sdw43]

Hi.

I am using a Windows vps and I want to share data with my home PC.

Ftp installation is very complex for me - With current abilities I can not install Filezilla etc. Instructions are complex for me.

And web upload services are not realtime - on demand.

Remote desktop connection is not preferred - After I close RDC, no longer real time.

onedrive, dropbox or google drive is not free.

What is the best way to share files between VPS and home PC?

Thank you,

Emre

 

[beers]

You could probably SFTP/SCP to whatever Windows daemon you want. If it was Linux it'd be enabled by default.

Get started with OpenSSH for Windows

Learn how to install and connect to remote machines using the OpenSSH Client and Server for Windows.

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You could also do something like lock out Samba/SMB to be RFC1918 only, set up a private loopback interface on the server and tunnel your traffic over Wireguard or something. Although if Filezilla is too complex then good luck.

 

[Sdw43]

Thank you beers

 

[Couriant]

How much data you talking about?

 

[Sdw43]

3-4 GB.

 

[Couriant]

OneDrive is free with a Microsoft account that provides 5GB of space. That should be plenty to move files around as needed as well as on-the-fly (real-time) editing of documents within OneDrive / Office online. GoogleDrive is 15GB, but does not have (that i recall, i don't use Drive much anymore) the integration to save as you type to Office files.

Anything else may have too much overhead to work with or will cost if you need more.

Just a thought.

 

[Sdw43]

Thank you for the reply

 

[Okedokey]

Host your own FreeNAS?

 

[Sdw43]

Host your own FreeNAS?

Thank you - I will check it...

 

[Cromewell]

Although if Filezilla is too complex then good luck.

I think that is the real kicker. And FreeNAS/TrueNAS just changes the problem to how to get the files there instead of another Windows machine, and that is assuming they can figure out how to set it up.

Does the filezilla server wizard installer not do enough?

 

[beers]

RDP drive sharing is probably de wai for OP

File Sharing through RDP from Windows

File Sharing through RDP from Windows Step 1: Launch the Remote Desktop Connection application and fill out the computer and username fields, following our guide here if you would like instructions...

cat.pdx.edu

 

[Intel_man]

You can also do it through Google's Chrome Remote Desktop. I find that more seamless and easy to use than RDP from Windows.