Transferring Files Securely with SFTP & PuTTy

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A server recently switched from allowing normal FTP to only permitting SFTP, impacting file transfer methods. Users can still utilize SCP for transferring files between a Linux server and a Windows machine. However, for a more user-friendly drag-and-drop interface, clients like WinSCP and FileZilla are recommended. There is some confusion regarding the legitimacy of WinSCP due to multiple domain names associated with it, but it remains a favored choice among users for SFTP file transfers.
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Hi guys, recently a server that I have data on inverted its firewall and turned on normal FTP, only allowing SFTP. Typically I log into the server cluster (linux) via PuTTy and SCP the files onto that server (windows). I then just open up windows explorer oin my local machine (windows) and ftp://.[/URL]... and drag the files to my local machine.

Of course I cannot do this. I can still SCP to and from that server, but is there a client or something that I can use to drag the files to my local machine? (well I'm sure there is, I guess I could use a favorable opinion on one).
 
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FileZilla is also a good option.
 
I was hesitant with WinSCP since google turned up both winscp.com and winscp.net

I'll give them a shot, thanks guys,
 
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