I wanna transfer some files from this PC with Ubuntu to a PC with Windows 7 I don't care how to do it (ftp, samba or whatever) I wanna know the steps, I searched a lot but I can't find anything that works. Thank you.
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2Related: askubuntu.com/questions/310180/…– LucioSep 25, 2015 at 4:28
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Share Folders in Ubuntu 11.10
Objectives: Share a folder in Ubuntu and access it from Windows
To get started, right-click on the folder you wish to share and select ‘Sharing Options’
When prompted to install Samba services, do it.
After installing Samba services, click ‘Restart session’
Then click ‘Create Share’ to complete the process.
Open Terminal Replace USERNAME with your account name.
sudo smbpasswd -a USERNAME
sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.old
sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
scroll to the global section, and add the lines
encrypt passwords = true
wins support = yes
press ctrl+o and ctrl+x to save, and exit nano
sudo service smbd restart
On the Windows machine, go to Start –> All Programs –> Accessories –> run and type the command:
\\computer_name\share_name
computer name can be ip address of ubuntu machine , to check ip of ubuntu machine , go to ubuntu machine & open terminal & type ifconfig
Type the Ubuntu computer name and the share name of the resource.
You will get a prompted to enter your credentials. Type your Ubuntu username and password and click ‘OK’
Now try again to access the shares from your Windows machine
Transfer files From Ubuntu To Windows
On Ubuntu Machine install openssh-server
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
after installing go to windows machine & download / install FileZilla & open it
- Host = Ubuntu Machine Ip address
- Username = Your Ubuntu Machine Username
- Password = You Username Password
- Port = 22
Done Now you can easily transfer files from Windows to Ubuntu OR Ubuntu to windows
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1Instructions worked flawlessly, transferring files now when my USB stick failed because of it's size. Jul 21, 2012 at 0:22
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2More than two years later, still works like a charm (Ubuntu 12.04 to Windows 7).– wesf90Oct 4, 2014 at 1:04
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On Windows 10, for the first method, I found that the run prompt wouldn't do anything with the path I was giving it. You can however, open Explorer and click the Network link on the left, then find the hostname of the Ubuntu PC and it will show all shared folders.– LukeSep 2, 2016 at 15:53
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Thanks, it works but the transfer rate is very slow for me (max 150KBytes/s). Can I make it faster? I can download files at 5MBytes/s from internet.– RasoulAug 11, 2017 at 21:11
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Sharing folder working on Ubuntu 22.04 to Windows 10. I just used the IP of my ubuntu machine to connect to the folder from windows 10.
\\xxx.xxx.xx.xx\folder_name– QuimboFeb 5 at 8:43
HTTP server
HTTP is the protocol used to access regular websites, so every OS was forced to implement it!
Find your IP on the source computer, e.g. 192.168.0.10. On Ubuntu:
ip addr
Create a server in a directory that contains the file you want to transfer, Python 3:
python3 -m http.server 8080
or Python 2:
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080
On the receiving computer, open a browser, and visit:
192.168.0.10:8080
Now you can navigate through directories to the file you want.
I'm not sure if this method is fast / robust, but it is one of the simplest to setup and portable.
Faster alternatives are discussed here.
rsync
Just setup an SSH server on Windows, and then you can use rsync on Ubuntu to copy files in either direction. Full CLI goodness.
It might be possible to run rsync on Windows as well.
I have described the Ubuntu to Ubuntu rsync usage in more detail at: How to share files through the local network?
answered Jun 4, 2016 at 21:56
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There is a free file manager with GUI WinSCP. You can copy files in one click.
After creating connection you have one panel with your local computer and a panel with a remote computer.
