How to transfer files between Ubuntu and Windows?

Question

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.

Answer 1

               A Quick Way to 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

A Quick Way To 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

Answer 2

HTTP server

Find your IP on the source computer, e.g. 192.168.0.10. On Ubuntu:

ifconfig

Create a server in a directory that contains the file you want to transfer:

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 at: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12905426/what-is-a-faster-alternative-to-pythons-simplehttpserver