Google recently released a couple of tools that make it easy to mount folders over the network with SFTP. They did this by implementing FUSE, which stands for “Filesystem in Userspace.” FUSE supports “plug-ins” that turn various kinds of network connectivity into “mountable” drives. Google went one step further and wrapped a simple app around the “sshfs” plug-in for FUSE to make it even easier to use. To get up and running, download the DMG files (you need the latest “core” and “sshfs”) packages. First install MacFUSE-Core and restart. Then run the included sshfs app, enter your server name, user name and password and, well, that’s it. I’ve been wanting this one for awhile…

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