Guides

Guide library

Each guide answers one job. If you are choosing which job you have, start with the workflow explorer.

DiagramA session path. This page does not open it.

Your PCFile client on Windows

SSHPort 22 · host key checked here

SFTPFile subsystem, not the website

DirectoryExample: /var/www/html

Encryption is the tunnel. The host key tells you which server is at the far end. The directory is a separate choice after login.

First sessionGetting startedChoose an interface, collect the session details an administrator must provide, and open a first remote directory.
ConnectConfigure an SFTP connectionSet the SSH file protocol, port, account, and host-key check for a typical secure session.
ConnectFTP and FTPS configurationSeparate unencrypted FTP from explicit and implicit TLS, including ports and certificate checks.
TransferTransfer files between systemsMove files in either interface, choose a transfer mode, and confirm the destination before replacing anything.
SynchronizeDirectory synchronizationCompare two directories, choose a direction, and preview changes before a delete option can remove files.
AutomateAutomating file transfersRun a scripted session with open, put, get, and synchronize, and keep passwords and host keys out of casual files.
AuthenticateSSH authentication and keysTell a user key from a host key, generate a PuTTY-format key pair, and use an agent without saving a passphrase.
TroubleshootCommon connection problemsRead a failure in layers — address, protocol, authentication, and path — and redact a log before anyone else sees it.

What is not in the library

There is no installer, no remote desktop service, and no page that logs in on your behalf. Version-specific dialog help remains on the developer’s documentation, linked from each guide.