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Hi all, I was pretty happy with Amaze, but their SSH connection constantly breaks (all the top issues are about it), and Fossify doesn't have any network connections.

Does anyone know of a good modern file manager with SSH that works?

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[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 19 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Assuming you mean SSH for file transfer? Material Files supports SFTP, and I use it to connect via SSH to my machines to transfer files.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Thanks, will take a look!

Edit: This one is great, and is the winner so far. Bonus points for Webdav. I do wish it had multiple swipable screens like others do, makes copying much easier.

[–] infeeeee@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

You can open a second window, and you can switch between them in the recent apps list. Triple dot menu -> new window.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 4 weeks ago

Oh that's pretty crazy. Not the UI I would expect, but it does work.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 5 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, for sure. I tend to use WebDAV with that to connect to my Nextcloud more than the actual Nextcloud app. Works great.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 12 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Oh wow, something still on SourceForge. Will check it out.

Edit: Very functional, but does feel dated. Keeping this in my back pocket.

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org 6 points 4 weeks ago

I switched from Amaze to Material Files years ago.

[–] clb92@feddit.dk 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Oh, it's not actually FOSS, I think, sorry. Disregard this.

~~Total Commander is what I use. It's a dual-pane file manager that has support SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and more with the official plugins it has. It sometimes feels a bit dated, but most other file managers I've tried felt simplistic and dumb compared to it. It has lots of advanced features too.~~

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 4 points 4 weeks ago

Yea, this feels like a commercial copy of Ghost Commander. Material Files is my winner this far by a long shot.