{"id":"data-transfers.transfer-to-ftp-or-sftp-server","url":"/faq/data-transfers/transfer-to-ftp-or-sftp-server","category":{"id":"data-transfers","title":"Data Transfers"},"subcategory":{"id":"devices-and-plan-storage","title":"Paired devices and plan storage"},"question":"Can I transfer files to an FTP or SFTP server?","alt_questions":["upload to my server with storage studio","SFTP transfer mac app","copy files to FTP server","sync folder to web server","back up to my NAS over SFTP"],"short_answer":"Yes. Add the server as an FTP or SFTP account under More → Connect Accounts…, then pick it as a source or destination in New Transfer. Server transfers resume and retry after brief network drops.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Add the server under **More → Connect Accounts…** as an FTP or SFTP account with its address and your sign-in details. It then appears in the cloud picker in **New Transfer**, as a source or destination, and in scheduled transfers.\n\nTransfers to or from a server resume and retry automatically, so a brief network drop doesn't lose progress on a large upload.\n\nRelated: [Cloud accounts](/faq/cloud-accounts/) · [What can I transfer between?](/faq/data-transfers/what-can-i-transfer-between)","answer_html":"

Yes. Add the server under More → Connect Accounts… as an FTP or SFTP account with its address and your sign-in details. It then appears in the cloud picker in New Transfer, as a source or destination, and in scheduled transfers.

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Transfers to or from a server resume and retry automatically, so a brief network drop doesn't lose progress on a large upload.

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Can I transfer files to an FTP or SFTP server?

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Short answer: Yes. Add the server as an FTP or SFTP account under More → Connect Accounts…, then pick it as a source or destination in New Transfer. Server transfers resume and retry after brief network drops.

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Yes. Add the server under More → Connect Accounts… as an FTP or SFTP account with its address and your sign-in details. It then appears in the cloud picker in New Transfer, as a source or destination, and in scheduled transfers.

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Transfers to or from a server resume and retry automatically, so a brief network drop doesn't lose progress on a large upload.

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Related: Cloud accounts · What can I transfer between?

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