During a session

Copy, paste and file transfer

Copy text, images and files on one computer and paste them on the other - in both directions - and follow transfers in the Transfers panel.

ScreenSharePRO shares the clipboard between the two computers. That one feature covers text, images and files: there is no separate upload dialog - you copy, then paste.

Send a file to the remote computer

  1. On your computer, select the files or folders in File Explorer and press Ctrl+C (or right-click → Copy).
  2. Click into the remote screen and open the folder where the files should go.
  3. Press Ctrl+V (or right-click → Paste). The files are sent and the Transfers panel shows the progress.

Get a file from the remote computer

  1. On the remote screen, select the files and press Ctrl+C.
  2. On your computer, open the folder where you want them.
  3. Press Ctrl+V. They arrive where you paste them - there is no fixed download folder.
The Transfers panel, bottom-left of the viewer window.
  1. Transfers with the number of files. Clear removes finished rows; the arrow folds the list away. Drag the header to move the panel.
  2. A file going out (upload arrow): name, progress, size so far, speed and time left. The × cancels it.
  3. A file coming in (download arrow) can be paused and resumed, or cancelled.

Good to know

  • Nothing is sent when you copy - only when you paste.
  • Up to 1,024 files per copy, 8 GB per file and 32 GB in total. Transfers are paced (about 500 KB/s by default) so the picture stays smooth.
  • If the connection drops during a transfer and comes back within 45 seconds - even after reopening the window - the transfer continues where it stopped.
  • Files you receive are marked as downloaded from the internet, so Windows may show a security warning when you open them.
  • Closing the window during a transfer asks first ("Transfer in progress"); disconnecting cancels it and leaves the partly-copied file unusable.
  • Pasted images appear in the panel as "Clipboard image". Text up to 5 MB is shared straight away.

Turn it off

  • For one session: click Clipboard on the viewer toolbar - it turns red (Clipboard off) and nothing is shared in either direction until you click it again.
  • Always: Settings → Clipboard & Files → untick Share the clipboard and allow file transfer. See Clipboard & Files settings.
  • The person sharing their screen has the same switches. Both ends must allow it.

Clipboard history and quick paste

Clipboard History (sidebar) and the Ctrl + right-click menu.
  1. Your last 25 pieces of copied text, newest first. Click one to copy it again, then paste as usual.
  2. Remove one entry from the history.
  3. Clear History removes them all.
  4. Hold Ctrl and right-click anywhere - also over a remote screen - for a menu of recent copies; pick one to paste it there.

Note: Clipboard history keeps text only, encrypted for your Windows account, and never keeps copies that password managers mark as private. Turn it off in Settings → Clipboard & Files.

  • Clipboard & Files settings — Copy and paste text, images and files between computers, share text between several remote computers, and keep a history of what you copied.
  • The viewer window and its toolbar — When you connect, the other computer's screen opens in its own window. Here is every button on its toolbar and how to show, pin or move the toolbar.

Still stuck? Contact our support team — and if you can, attach the file from Export logs for support.