How to Install Files on the iPhone With WinSCP
Jailbroken iPhones come with the option of using SSH File Transfer Protocol clients to transfer and install files on your iPhones. This type of connection allows you to put files from your computer onto your iPhone such as themes and ROMs. Your factory iPhone comes with a locked file system. SFTP clients such as WinSCP require a jailbroken iPhone. Jailbreaking is the only method to unlock the file system on your iPhone.
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Instructions
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Open the "Wi-Fi" screen in the Settings application on your iPhone. Tap the blue arrow next to your active Wi-Fi connection. Leave this screen open on your iPhone for the duration of your WinSCP session. Leaving this screen disrupts the WinSCP session. You need to log back into WinSCP to continue transferring and installing files.
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Start WinSCP on your personal computer. Enter your IP address from your iPhone screen into the "Host name:" box in the WinSCP login screen. Enter the word "root" into the "User name:" box. Type the word "alpine" or "dottie" into the "Password:" box. WinSCP established these words as the default username and password for WinSCP to iPhone connections.
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Open the folder on your personal computer that contains the file you want to install to your iPhone. Right-click the file and select the option to "Copy."
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Navigate to the folder you want to install the file on your iPhone. WinSCP opens to your iPhone root folder. By double-clicking a folder, you open that folder to view sub-folders.
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Click the "Files" menu on the top toolbar. Select the option to "Paste" the file. The file is copied and installed on your iPhone.
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Tips & Warnings
The jailbreak process modifies the operating system on the iPhone. Modification of the iOS is a direct violation of the end-user agreement with Apple. You void your warranty by jailbreaking your iPhone.
