diff --git a/app/src/cc/arduino/packages/Uploader.java b/app/src/cc/arduino/packages/Uploader.java
index 81e5cc234..e81ba39c4 100644
--- a/app/src/cc/arduino/packages/Uploader.java
+++ b/app/src/cc/arduino/packages/Uploader.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import processing.app.Preferences;
 import processing.app.debug.MessageConsumer;
 import processing.app.debug.MessageSiphon;
 import processing.app.debug.RunnerException;
+import processing.app.helpers.StringUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -60,15 +61,6 @@ public abstract class Uploader implements MessageConsumer {
             "avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported.");
   }
 
-  private static boolean stringContainsOneOf(String input, List<String> listOfStrings) {
-    for (String string : listOfStrings) {
-      if (input.contains(string)) {
-        return true;
-      }
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
   private String error;
   protected boolean verbose;
   protected boolean notFoundError;
@@ -126,7 +118,7 @@ public abstract class Uploader implements MessageConsumer {
 
   public void message(String s) {
     // selectively suppress a bunch of avrdude output for AVR109/Caterina that should already be quelled but isn't
-    if (!verbose && stringContainsOneOf(s, STRINGS_TO_SUPPRESS)) {
+    if (!verbose && StringUtils.stringContainsOneOf(s, STRINGS_TO_SUPPRESS)) {
       s = "";
     }
 
@@ -145,7 +137,7 @@ public abstract class Uploader implements MessageConsumer {
       error = _("Device is not responding, check the right serial port is selected or RESET the board right before exporting");
       return;
     }
-    if (stringContainsOneOf(s, AVRDUDE_PROBLEMS)) {
+    if (StringUtils.stringContainsOneOf(s, AVRDUDE_PROBLEMS)) {
       error = _("Problem uploading to board.  See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.");
       return;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/cc/arduino/packages/uploaders/SSHUploader.java b/app/src/cc/arduino/packages/uploaders/SSHUploader.java
index 457b55b3a..cb8aef6e7 100644
--- a/app/src/cc/arduino/packages/uploaders/SSHUploader.java
+++ b/app/src/cc/arduino/packages/uploaders/SSHUploader.java
@@ -13,15 +13,20 @@ import processing.app.Preferences;
 import processing.app.debug.RunnerException;
 import processing.app.debug.TargetPlatform;
 import processing.app.helpers.PreferencesMap;
+import processing.app.helpers.StringUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 
 import static processing.app.I18n._;
 
 public class SSHUploader extends Uploader {
 
+  private static final List<String> FILES_NOT_TO_COPY = Arrays.asList(".DS_Store", ".Trash", "Thumbs.db", "__MACOSX");
+
   private final String ipAddress;
 
   public SSHUploader(String port) {
@@ -142,12 +147,14 @@ public class SSHUploader extends Uploader {
     }
 
     for (File file : files) {
-      if (file.isDirectory() && file.canExecute()) {
-        scp.startFolder(file.getName());
-        recursiveSCP(file, scp);
-        scp.endFolder();
-      } else if (file.isFile() && file.canRead()) {
-        scp.sendFile(file);
+      if (!StringUtils.stringContainsOneOf(file.getName(), FILES_NOT_TO_COPY)) {
+        if (file.isDirectory() && file.canExecute()) {
+          scp.startFolder(file.getName());
+          recursiveSCP(file, scp);
+          scp.endFolder();
+        } else if (file.isFile() && file.canRead()) {
+          scp.sendFile(file);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/helpers/StringMatchers.java b/app/src/processing/app/helpers/StringUtils.java
similarity index 57%
rename from app/src/processing/app/helpers/StringMatchers.java
rename to app/src/processing/app/helpers/StringUtils.java
index 686d9b2ab..ea623d901 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/helpers/StringMatchers.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/helpers/StringUtils.java
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 package processing.app.helpers;
 
-public class StringMatchers {
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class StringUtils {
+
+  public static boolean stringContainsOneOf(String input, List<String> listOfStrings) {
+    for (String string : listOfStrings) {
+      if (input.contains(string)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Tries to match <b>input</b> with <b>pattern</b>. The pattern can use the
    * "*" and "?" globs to match any-char-sequence and any-char respectively.
-   * 
-   * @param input
-   *          The string to be checked
-   * @param pattern
-   *          The pattern to match
+   *
+   * @param input   The string to be checked
+   * @param pattern The pattern to match
    * @return <b>true</b> if the <b>input</b> matches the <b>pattern</b>,
    *         <b>false</b> otherwise.
    */
@@ -17,5 +26,4 @@ public class StringMatchers {
     String regex = pattern.replace("?", ".?").replace("*", ".*?");
     return input.matches(regex);
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/packages/Library.java b/app/src/processing/app/packages/Library.java
index 6779c88e8..579f58550 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/packages/Library.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/packages/Library.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import static processing.app.helpers.StringMatchers.wildcardMatch;
+import static processing.app.helpers.StringUtils.wildcardMatch;
 
 public class Library {