Mount a Folder from a Remote Windows PC over the Internet Using rclone and WinFsp
This guide explains how to securely share a folder from one Windows PC over the Internet and mount it as a normal drive letter on another Windows PC. 🖥️➡️🌍➡️💻 🧰 What You Need Computer Required Software Home PC / Server rclone Remote PC / Client rclone + WinFsp 🗺️ How the Connection Works Home PC / server └── Local folder: E:\Shared\User1 └── rclone serve sftp on internal port 2022 └── Router forwards external port 48222 └── sftp.example.com:48222 └── Remote PC / client └── rclone SFTP remote: my_cloud └── rclone mount + WinFsp └── Drive S: 🔐 Each rclone serve sftp process exposes only the folder or remote supplied to that process. The SFTP user cannot browse above that root. 📚 Contents Home PC — Server Remote PC — Client Enable SFTP Host-Key Validation T...