Access a SFTP server directly from the Files app.
Total ratings
2.86
(Rating count:
373)
Review summary
Pros
- Works as advertised and allows for easy file copying from SFTP to Chromebook
- Mounts a folder that persists through reboots
- User-friendly and easy to set up for ChromeOS users
- Can connect successfully to some servers without issues
Cons
- Frequent connection timeouts preventing access to servers
- Inability to work with symbolic links
- Does not save credentials, making it inconvenient to use
- Issues with modern key exchange methods and not supporting IPv6
- Errors when connecting such as 'finishing ssh2 session failed'
Most mentioned
- Connection issues including frequent timeouts and inability to connect to various servers
- Problems with transferring files either to or from the server
- Inconsistent performance leading to system notifications and application freezing
- Lack of support for certain key types (like ed25519) or modern features
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User reviews
Recent rating average:
1.90
All time rating average:
2.86
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Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
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2025-01-29 | fr | Extension qui était parfaite mais qui ne fonctionne plus depuis quelques jours. Impossible de se connecter à un serveur distant. Pouvez-vous corriger svp ? | ||
2022-03-19 | en | can the "finishing ssh2 session failed" problem be solved? that would make the application perfect! can't understand where the problem is coming from and how I can solve it. please help! | ||
2021-11-24 | en | Doesn't Work. Using ChromeOS on a HP 14a 0022od chromebook. Refuses to connect. Tried my HTTP server AND FTP server. Neither worked. Tried those same servers in my web browser and connects immediately. | ||
2021-10-31 | en | cannot connect ftp on CloudReady with this app | ||
2021-10-11 | de | Keine Verbindung. finishing ssh2 session failed.... Alles versucht | ||
2021-08-14 | en | Seems credible first hand. We'll see as time goes on. | ||
2021-01-24 | en | OK for normal folders, but doesn't work at all for any symbolic links on the remote folder. | ||
2021-01-13 | en | Please help me, im trying to connect my 2DS(homebrew) on CloudReady, This happend on my 2DS : 220 Hello ! SHH-2.0-libssh2_1.4.3 Invalid Command PLEASE HELP ME I WANT MY Mario Kart 7 MOD! | ||
2020-09-18 | en | I have used this app for a while now and it has worked fine, but lately it has started to freeze and I now get system notifications every couple of minutes telling me this. | ||
2020-08-13 | en | Apparently it does not support modern key exchange methods. See https://github.com/tjibbevanderlaan/chromeos-filesystem-sftp/issues/131 and http://www.openssh.com/legacy.html |
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