Hi Shaun,
it sounds like this question is not really depending on Spyder or
anything in your Python workflow at all. I would suggest connecting
using the regular filesystem utilities present on your Windows
workstation. The exact procedure of course depends on how your Unix
server is set up. If there's Samba installed, you can connect using
regular shared network drives in Windows Exporer; if not, maybe NFS is
the way to go.
But as I said, all this is totally independent of your Python data
analysis workflow.
Or do I misunderstand you?
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-- Andreas.