File transfer: Moving files between computers
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File transfer basics
- What is SFTP, and how do I use it to transfer files?
- What is FTP, and how do I use it to transfer files?
- How do I transfer files between two computers that don't share any network?
- What are compressed or archived files, and how do I open them?
File sharing and downloading
- What are MP3 files, and are they legal?
- What is iTunes and what does it do?
- In file sharing software, how can I disable outbound file sharing?
- What happens if I receive a copyright infringement notice, and how can I avoid it?
- What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?
- What is the No Electronic Theft Act?
- What is IU policy on "warez" and software piracy?
File transfer at IU
- Using Windows XP or Vista, how do I use WebDAV to upload files to my Oncourse CL Resources?
- Using Mac OS X, how do I use WebDAV to upload files to my Oncourse CL Resources?
- Using AnyClient, how do I use WebDAV to upload files to my Oncourse CL Resources?
- In Windows, how do I transfer files to and from my account on Mercury?
- For the university web server (Webserve), what address should I use when making an SSH or SFTP connection to my account?
- At IU, how do I access the MDSS?
- At IU, how do I map or mount my RFS account to my workstation?
- At IU, can I use FTP or SFTP to access my RFS space?
- At IU, how do I install and configure OpenAFS on my workstation for use with the RFS?
- At IU, what is RFSWeb and how do I use it?
SFTP (secure FTP)
- At IU, what SSH/SFTP clients are supported and where can I get them?
- In Mac OS X, how do I use Cyberduck to transfer files?
- Using an SFTP program, how can I change file permissions?
- In SSH Secure Shell for Windows, how do I transfer files?
FTP
- What are some common FTP commands?
- What is anonymous FTP?
- For Mac OS X, what is Fetch, and where can I get it?
Troubleshooting
- When using FTP, why might programs and files fail to transfer properly?
- Using secure FTP, why does Quarry deny me access when I know that my account exists and I've entered my password correctly?
- In command line FTP, how can I avoid being timed out when transferring a long file?
- Using FTP, what does "connection reset by peer" mean?
- Using FTP, how do I change to a directory that has spaces in its name?
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Last modified on November 02, 2009.
Last modified on November 02, 2009.
