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# Serve files to clients

> Make files available to clients using Transfer.

When launching *Transfer*, a server instance for each supported protocol is created and bound to your Mac's existing network interfaces. *Transfer* shows the protocols and list of IP addresses that a client can use to reach it at the bottom bar.

<Tip>
  Right-click over the bottom bar to choose and copy an IP address.
</Tip>

## Manage files from the file browser view

*Transfer* serves files from the *root directory*. The App Store version prompts you to select this folder the first time you launch it; the non-App Store version defaults to `~/Transfer`. You can later change the *root directory* to serve files from a different location.

Using the file browser view, you can drag and drop files to or out of *Transfer*, or quickly preview, open, rename, or delete files in the *root directory*.

<Note>
  You can organize the files into folders; however, note that a TFTP client might not support paths and may only accept filenames.
</Note>

<Note>
  When using SFTP, *Transfer* will always present to clients a *root directory* called */Transfer* regardless of where the server's *root directory* is located on your machine.
</Note>

## See also

* [Select a root directory](/transfer/select-a-root-directory)