Shared network folder (SFTP)

Access a SFTP server directly from the Files app.

Total ratings

2.86 (Rating count: 373)

Review summary

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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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Recent rating average: 1.90
All time rating average: 2.86
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Date Author Rating Lang Comment
2025-01-29
Philippe Meyralbe
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
Kodjovi D. Mlaga
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
Max Knutson
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
Klaus Forster (Vitality4Happiness)
en cannot connect ftp on CloudReady with this app
2021-10-11
D P (Check)
de Keine Verbindung. finishing ssh2 session failed.... Alles versucht
2021-08-14
Sean Chomba
en Seems credible first hand. We'll see as time goes on.
2021-01-24
D AB
en OK for normal folders, but doesn't work at all for any symbolic links on the remote folder.
2021-01-13
SMG3
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
Liam Riley
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
Scott Brim
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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