File transfer to/from Bianca using WinSCP

Download and install WinSCP

WinSCP is a secure file transfer tool that works under Windows.

To transfer files to/from Bianca using WinSCP, do the following steps:

1. Get inside SUNET

Get inside SUNET.

Forgot how to get within SUNET?

See the 'get inside the university networks' page here

2. Start WinSCP

Start WinSCP.

3. Create a new site

In WinSCP, click on 'Create new site'.

For that site, use all standards, except:

• Set file protocol to 'SFTP'
• Set host name to bianca-sftp.uppmax.uu.se
• Set user name to [username]-[project], e.g. sven-sens123456
• Do not set password! Provide your UPPMAX password followed immediately by the UPPMAX 2FA when asked by the interactive login.

How does that look like?

It looks like this:

4. Transfer files

Now you can transfer files between your local computer and your wharf folder.