FTP ( FileZilla/Command line) - Needs FTP server running on OSMC)įor simplicity we’ll focus on just SFTP using FileZilla as this works on all three platforms (Windows, macOS and Linux) out-of-the-box with no additional changes needed to OSMC (Provided you have not disabled SSH).

FTP ( Cyberduck/ FileZilla/Command line) - Needs FTP server running on OSMC).

SMB - Needs Samba (SMB) server running on OSMC.

FTP ( Cyberduck/ FileZilla) - Needs FTP server running on OSMC).

Some of these methods will work out-of-the-box (Provided you have not disabled SSH) but some will require additional features to be installed on your OSMC device like the Samba (SMB) server or the FTP server. There are many different ways to transfer files and the one that best suits you largely depends on your previous experience.

To transfer backups to and from your deviceįor basic file transfer you don’t really need much background knowledge but if you need to move files into privileged locations or if you want to edit files then you’ll first need to know how to access the command line, there is an article covering command line access here.To edit /etc/apt/sources.list to allow you to use test versions of OSMC and install other software not found in the default Debian repositories.

To edit /etc/fstab to add NAS mounts to your OSMC install.

From time to time you may need to transfer files between your OSMC device and your computer to edit, add or change files that are already there.

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