Adding connections
All fields in the connection dialog explained — and how the drive gets mounted.
Connection dialog
| Field | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
name | Display name, also used as the drive label. | — |
host | Hostname or IP address of the SSH server. | — |
user | SSH username on the remote server. | — |
port | SSH port. | 22 |
remote_path | The folder on the server to mount as a drive. | / |
drive_letter | Windows drive letter (e.g. Z:). | Z: |
auth_method | password, key, or ask. | password |
password | Stored locally in the encrypted SQLite database. | — |
key_path | Path to your OpenSSH key file (only for the “key” method). Used for mounts (sshfs.exe) and the native SSH client. | — |
putty_key_path | Path to your PuTTY key in .ppk format. Used exclusively for PuTTY terminal sessions. Convert with PuTTYgen. | — |
cli_access_enabled | Allows access from the CLI companion. | false |
Mounting a drive
Click the toggle on the right side of the connection card. When successful, the toggle turns green and the drive appears in Explorer.
Unmounting a drive
Click the (now green) toggle again. If that fails, fallback methods are tried automatically.
Tips
- Enable Restore mounts on start in Settings so your drives reconnect automatically when you open the app.
- If you see “mount point in use”: Settings → Clean up stale mounts.
- Multiple connections to the same server are allowed — just use a different drive letter for each.