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Remotely copy files to and from your Raspberry Pi or linux OS or any platform

        In this post i will tell you how remotely copy files to and from your Raspberry Pi or linux OS or any platform.In this tutorial i will take example of Linux Ubuntu and Raspberry Pi OS RaspbianMost of the time I  remotely log into my Raspberry Pi for that i will use SSH or VNC into it. Some time have to transfer the file to Raspberry to My desktop or vice versa.That time will find the difficulty.For that i found easy solution that is   Remotely copy files to and from your Raspberry Pi or linux OS or any platform using filezilla.

Filezilla is the open source software for all platform.using that we can easily  Remotely copy files to and from your Raspberry Pi or linux OS or any platform .
First you have to install Filezilla to your pc https://filezilla-project.org/ .In Ubuntu go to software center type Filezilla and download 


Once installed, load the program. You should see a screen like this.


Now click on File and then Site Manager.

Now click on File and then Site Manager.


Now you should click on New Site and make the following changes:

  • In the entry box next to Host type in the IP address of your Raspberry pi.
  • Protocol should be changed to SFTP - SSH File Transfer Prototcol.
  • Logon Type should be Normal
  • Type in your User name in the box below this
  • Your login Password goes into the box below.
Your screen should look something like this.



click on connect.

You may get a message warning you that the server's host key is unknown. You can just click OK if this box appears.

Your FileZilla window will now look as follows.



To transfer files to you Raspberry Pi
  • Navigate to the folder you would like to place the files into using the right hand windows. 
  • Navigate to the files or folders you would like to copy over in the left hand windows. 
  • Right click on the files or folders and chose "Upload"
The file will start to copy over to the selected folder. 

A similar process is used to transfer files from your Raspberry Pi.

  • Navigate to the folder you would like to place the files into using the left hand windows. 
  • Navigate to the files or folders you would like to copy over in the right hand windows. 
  • Right click on the files or folders and chose "Download"




This is the very simple way to Remotely copy files to and from your Raspberry Pi or linux OS or any platform  i think is post is help full for you.Is any query about this post please comment 

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