Downloading NMR data using WinSCP and Filezilla

Added on 24 October 2025: Click here to access the version with the password. 

Added on 7 July 2024: For spectra recorded after 5 July 2024, search the disk mounted as /home1/mnt/syno when using 128.40.76.1 and /mnt/syno when using 128.40.76.74. For spectra recorded before 5 July 2024, search the disk mounted as /home1/mnt/netg when using 128.40.76.1 and /mnt/netg when using 128.40.76.74.

Added on 29 May 2020: Although the access via 128.40.76.1 is still available, you are advised to use the following IP address and directory in WinSCP:
     128.40.76.74 instead of 128.40.76.1 and
     /mnt/syno on 128.40.76.74 instead of /home1/mnt/syno on 128.40.76.1.
You need to download and install Cisco AnyConnect, then connect to UCL VPN, if you want to use WinSCP or Filezilla from home or elsewhere outside UCL.

How to access the data? To download NMR data, you need to install WinSCP on your Windows PC (or Filezilla Client on your Mac, see below). During installation, select Norton Commander option. When you start WinSCP, put 128.40.76.1 in Host name, "nmruser" in User name. You could obtain the password from your research group members, or click here to access the description with the password. 

Press Login. To transfer spectra recorded on the 500 MHz NMR, change the folder location from nmruser to /<root>, then choose home1, mnt, syno, 500, data, <supervisor's initials>, nmr on the top right-hand side of the new window shown below. Select the datasets you need, e.g. ATG015. Transfer ATG015 by right-clicking and choosing "Download". Avoid dragging and dropping folders! Open the dataset using NMR software on your computer.

Note: you do not need to process your data again. For example, if you are using ACD/NMR processor, then click on File=>Import=>From 1D NMR Directory, find Dec17-2010 on your PC, then 10=>pdata=>1=>1r.

To transfer 300 MHz spectra, follow the instructions above for the 500 MHz instrument, but change the folder location to /<root>, then choose home1, mnt, syno, 300, data, <supervisor's initials>, nmr. For spectra run by teaching labs, replace <supervisor's initials> with tl (/home1/mnt/syno/300/data/tl/nmr). Similarly, you can download spectra recorded on 400, 600 and 700 MHz NMRs.

To transfer solid-state NMR spectra, follow the instructions above for the 500 MHz instrument, but change the folder location to /<root>, then choose home1, mnt, syno, solids, data, nmrsu, nmr, <supervisor's initials>. Click on "Changed" to sort folders by the date they were changed. The latest spectra will be in the highest numbered folders, and judging by the date, you could check whether your sample was run or not. Select the dataset you need, e.g. 110. Then press F5 (download button) or click the right mouse button and choose "Download". Once the data is downloaded, open it using NMR software (TopSpin is recommended) on your computer. 

Similar to WinSCP, Filezilla Client is used for file transfers (make sure to download Filezilla Client, NOT Filezilla Server). Unlike WinSCP, however, it will work on both Windows PCs and Macs. Below are screenshots for the Windows installation, where the needed host IP (128.40.76.1), username (nmruser) and port (22) are included. You could obtain the password from your research group members, or click here to access the description with the password: 

On the right side of the window, against "Remote site:", change the directory to (or simply type in) /home1/mnt/syno to access 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 MHz NMRs and solid-state NMR data. In the screenshot below, the 700MHz dataset cCFP belonging to the ABT group in /home1/mnt/syno/700/data/abt/nmr is selected:

Right-click on the dataset (e.g. cCFP above) and choose "Download" to copy the data into your device and open it using NMR software, such as TopSpin.