# Offline activate for SFTP

**URL:** <https://with.raidrive.com/t/offline-activate-for-sftp/2430>\
**Category:** SFTP\
**Tags:** offline\
**Created:** [June 17, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://with.raidrive.com/t/offline-activate-for-sftp/2430 "2020-06-17T21:58:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Paco\_Jones](https://with.raidrive.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Paco\_Jones](https://with.raidrive.com/u/Paco_Jones)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://with.raidrive.com/t/offline-activate-for-sftp/2430/1 "2020-06-17T21:58:32Z")

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I just downloaded the latest standard version and want to use it in my small lab to mount a SFTP server.  
The installer works but when I launch it it seems it wants to connect to the internet and without this it doesn’t let me do anything.  
Does it need any activation ?  
Is it possible to do it without an internet connection ?  
How ?  
Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Paco\_Jones](https://with.raidrive.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Paco\_Jones](https://with.raidrive.com/u/Paco_Jones)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://with.raidrive.com/t/offline-activate-for-sftp/2430/2 "2020-07-02T20:24:48Z")

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Hi … There is no answer or comment for this !! … Am I the only one in this situation? … I will have to look for another program … what a shame !! ☹  
RaiDrive looks quite nice.

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**Author:** ![RaiDrive](https://with.raidrive.com/user_avatar/with.raidrive.com/raidrive/32/1778_2.png) [@RaiDrive](https://with.raidrive.com/u/RaiDrive)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://with.raidrive.com/t/offline-activate-for-sftp/2430/3 "2020-07-05T11:35:38Z")

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Hi~ @Paco_Jones,

The current version is not available outside the internet because of the subscription mechanism.  
But in the old version ([1.6.4.518 or less](https://raidrive.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions)), you can DO connect to SFTP server.

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**Author:** ![Paco\_Jones](https://with.raidrive.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Paco\_Jones](https://with.raidrive.com/u/Paco_Jones)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://with.raidrive.com/t/offline-activate-for-sftp/2430/4 "2020-07-09T13:33:04Z")

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Thank you. I just downloaded that version, I will try it for a few days and will be back to report how it works.  
Initial tests are ok, it connects to SFTP server and shows accenteds chars in filenames right, so it seems nice for me 😃 😃

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**Author:** ![Paco\_Jones](https://with.raidrive.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Paco\_Jones](https://with.raidrive.com/u/Paco_Jones)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://with.raidrive.com/t/offline-activate-for-sftp/2430/5 "2020-11-06T12:56:40Z")

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I have been using it for 2 months now, after summer holidays and it works ok.  
I just want to mention that for a test I leaved the computer on for a week, It lost connection with SFTP server and trying to reconnect gave this error message

SFTP (10.132.6.168),(W:)  
You must change the drive letter o drive name.  
[Retry] [Edit] [Cancel]

I had to restart the computer. Before that I tried to reconnect, then I recreated the connection with other letter and other drive name but It was imposible.  
After restarted I recreated the connection and it goes right.  
I use that computer from time to time and only for some hours… so for my it is ok.

Thank you very much !! 🙂 🙂