Accessing your NMR data remotely

via Software:

We recommend installing a client on your desktop to do file transfers between the nmr instruments and your desktop or laptop (in other words, to download data from the nmr instrument to your own computer):

For Windows users: the two we’ve had success with and are easy to install and use are:

• Filezilla - https://filezilla-project.org (click on "Download FileZilla Client" button and then download and install the version that matches your OS)

NOTE: this package is likely not supported on EinsteinIT administered computers

• WinSCP (this is the package preferred by Einstein IT for desktops administered by them) - winscp.net/eng/index.php 

For Mac users: 

• Fetch - popular software for Mac uses to transfer files between computers. It is free to Academic users: https://fetchsoftworks.com

NOTE: fetch license is free for academic users. To get license, fill out form on website: fetchsoftworks.com/fetch/free

• Filezilla - https://filezilla-project.org (download and install the version that matches your OS)

• BASH command-line tools are built into the Mac and can be used by anyone who is Linux-savvy

NOTE TO MAC USERS: Briefly, if your desktop is linked to icloud, any files/folders that you put on your desktop are actually stored on icloud. TopSpin expects NMR data files to be on the local drive and can’t open them if they are on icloud. If you copy files to your Mac (via USB flashdrive or by Fetch file transfer) and TopSpin gives an error message about wrong file format, then you likely have the same problem. You must create a local folder on your Mac to store the NMR files in.

FROM COPILOT (not tested): If your Desktop and Documents folders are stored in iCloud Drive, you can still create folders that are local-only on your Mac.

Option 1: Create a folder in your Home folder (recommended)

1. Open Finder.

2. Click Go → Home (or press Shift + Command + H).

3. Create a new folder (File → New Folder or Shift + Command + N).

4. Name it something like Local Files.

Anything stored there will remain on your Mac and won't be automatically placed in iCloud Drive.

Option 2: Create a folder directly on the Macintosh HD

1. Open Finder.

2. Click Go → Computer.

3. Open Macintosh HD.

4. Create a folder (you may need administrator credentials).

This is useful for permanent local storage, but many users prefer keeping personal files in their Home folder.

How to verify a folder is local

In Finder:

• Navigate to the folder.

• Right-click → Get Info.

• If the path is under:

  • ~/Library/Mobile Documents/... → it's in iCloud.

  • /Users/<your username>/ (outside Mobile Documents) → it's local.

A quick choice is to create a folder such as:

/Users/<your username>/Local Files

and save files there instead of on the Desktop. That folder will stay local even if Desktop/Documents are synced through iCloud.

For Linux users: 

• Filezilla - https://filezilla-project.org (click on "Download FileZilla Client" button and then download and install the version that matches your OS) 

NOTE: this package is likely not supported on EinsteinIT administered computers

• command-line tools: 

• rsync -auv /home/dave/geocoder dave@nostromo.local:/home/dave/Downloads (use the "u" option to skip files that are newer on the destination directory) 

NOTE: use "man rsync" to get all flags

• sftp (see www.tecmint.com/sftp-command-examples for examples)

Also see: nmrbox.nmrhub.org/support/faqs/file-transfer 

Install client software on your computer if you don’t have it already. 

Once you start the software on your computer, connect to the nmr instrument using the hostname below and your username and password for that instrument. If your computer is networked via hardwire on campus or on EinsteinSecure WiFi, the nmr instrument should allow the connection.

Use the following hostnames to connect:

• NMR Instrument: Bruker 300; hostname is av300al

• NMR Instrument: Bruker 600; hostname is av600al

Use port 22 for the connection. Fetch users should connect using the "SFTP" option 

Once connected, it is easy to copy folders within your nmr subdirectory to a directory on your computer. Once they are on your computer, they can be opened using your favorite NMR processing and analysis package such as TopSpin or Mnova.

via Hardware (USB drive):

We recommend using software as described above to do file transfers since you don't need to come to the NMR lab to get your data but if you have no way to transfer via software, you can bring a USB drive such as a flash drive and transfer your files from the nmr computer to it as follows:

1. insert USB drive into a USB port of the nmr computer

2. a "file manager" window should appear on your desktop that will allow you to click on your USB device under the devices panel - when you click on the device, all of its folders should show up in the file manager window.

3. Now, on your desktop, click on your "Home" folder icon which is usually on the left hand side of the desktop

4. another "file manager" window should appear on your desktop that contains the folders within your home directory. Click on the "nmr" folder to see all of your nmr datasets.

5. you should be able to hold the left hand mouse button down and drag & drop the folders you need from the nmr directory of your "home" file manager to the file manager of your USB drive

6. when you are done copying files but before you remove the USB drive, make sure to go to the file manager for the USB drive and right mouse click on USB under the devices panel and then click on  "Safely remove ..." or "eject" option