Copy files to and from Windows

A Mac folder is shared with Windows, where it is \\tsclient\AirSCP. Files go both ways through it.

Steps

Mac to Windows

  • Drop files from Finder onto the Windows desktop in AirSCP, or click Send Files… in the bar. They are copied into the shared folder. The bar says where: “In Windows: \\tsclient\AirSCP\…”.
  • Or copy files in Finder and paste them in Windows Explorer (see Copy and paste).

Windows to Mac

  • In Windows, copy files into \\tsclient\AirSCP. They appear in the Mac folder. Shared Folder in the bar shows it in Finder.
  • Or copy files in Explorer and use Paste Items to Mac… in the bar.
Explorer in Windows on \\tsclient\AirSCP, and the bar: In Windows: \\tsclient\AirSCP\…

Tips

  • The shared folder is ~/Downloads/AirSCP RDP unless the desktop’s settings name another.
  • Names Windows can’t store get “_” for the characters it refuses.
  • Copies from the Mac to Windows run at about 9 MB/s; from Windows to the Mac at about 1–1.5 MB/s. For big files from Windows, sftp to Windows’ own OpenSSH server is faster.
  • Disconnecting while Windows copies into the shared folder asks first.