How to copy files from remote server to local : Open the local terminal(DO NOT IN THE REMOTE TERMINAL) scp -r username@remote:/file/to/send /where/to/put local terminal scp -r my_remote_server my_local C:\Users\YoonJoohyun> scp -r naranja@gpu-server1:/home/naranja/naranja/TFTrainer/ /Users/YoonJoohyun/Documents/Python/ scp : Secure Copy Protocol