Questions tagged [transfer]
The process of moving data from one location to another, such as copying files over a network or to an external device.
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Can’t recognize a USB connection
Unable to directly connect an ubuntu 20 machine to a win 10 machine using a USB connection
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UBUNTU 24.04 freezes on data transfer after update
Both my lenovo p520 and my lenovo t460s have the same issue after updating to ubuntu 24.04 - when I insert an SD card to trasnfer data (mainly RAW files from DSLR) the PC will freeze and require ...
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PC to USB 3.2 transfer speed abysmally slow on Ubuntu
Firstly, I've scoured all related questions and there is no solution anywhere, I request you to not redirect me to questions I've most probably read 2-3 times already, unless you think it could ...
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Migrate all my data to new computer without OS reinstall
I run ubuntu 22 with LUKS full disk encryption on my old laptop
nvme0n1 disk 476.9G
├─nvme0n1p1 /boot/efi part ...
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Using rsync, how to exclude a specific hidden directory and all subdirs from transfer
I'm trying to rsync some data and exclude a directory called ".snapshots".
So the path to the source is something like:
/a/b/theDirectory/
and it has within it:
/a/b/theDirectory/.snapshots/...
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difference in file tranfer speed due to difference in file features?
I'm using Try Ubuntu on a USB drive to use Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS.
This way I'm copying files from an external disc in Ext4 file system to an internal disc in NTFS file system.
I have two folders (folder1 ...
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Transfer from local Windows machine to remote Linux server
Sometimes I cannot access my work server from FileZilla (which I use to transfer files from my Windows laptop). I tried to transfer files from the command line using:
scp -P myport D:\Users\myname\...
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Access files on Ubuntu Server from Win10
I have set up an Ubuntu Server with ssh so I can run commands and things like that from my Windows 10 laptop but I would like to be able to transfer files using maybe FileZilla or something similar, ...
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how to send a file thru bluetooth to a smartphone that already has a earphone connected?
how to send a file thru bluetooth to a smartphone that already has a earphone connected?
My smartphone, Samsung J7, already has a bluetooth earphone connected.
If there was nothing connected, I could ...
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Transfer Google Chrome profiles from Ubuntu to windows
I have to use both Ubuntu and Windows. Consequently I also need to use Google Chrome on both. I have tried to transfer my chrome profiles FROM Ubuntu 20.04 to Windows 10 unsuccessfully despite ...
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How to transfer very large folders from a server which I access sudo and ssh to another server with ftp access?
I have some big folders (each around 1T) on a server which I have sudo access to that. I want to transfer them to another server which I have ftp access (with username and password). What it came in ...
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Network works very slow
My network works very slow on Ubuntu.
gkucmierz@gkucmierz-MS-7D70:~$ uname -r
6.2.0-34-generic
gkucmierz@gkucmierz-MS-7D70:~$ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS"
NAME="...
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File transfer speed over local network (WLAN) suddenly drops after while (Ubuntu 22.04)
I'm trying to back up multiple files (around 1000 of them, 40 GB all) over WLAN from one computer to another.
Both computers run on Ubuntu 22.04.
I've tried multiple ways of copying files.
Sharing ...
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transfer of pictures
I have a Nikon D3500 that I am trying to transfer pictures to my computer. I have tried using usb transfer disk but no good. I tried camera to computer with no results. Nikon does not have software ...
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I can't transfer files from PC (Ubuntu 22.04) to phone via cable
Please help
I tried connecting my android to my PC. It shows just fine. But when copying files from my PC to phone, it just doesn't work. Copying files from phone to PC works.
I use Ubuntu 22.04 PC ...
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How to quickly transfer text multiple times from Android to Ubuntu
I would like to move quickly and painlessly text over my phone to Ubuntu to just use it as i need to, any way of doing so Is appreciated! Thanks! (Im on 22.04)
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I want to create a new disk on which to install programs
before installing Ubuntu I want to create a disc where the programs in Ubuntu will be installed. I have two discs, SSD and HDD. I will install Ubuntu on the SSD, but I want to create a separate HDD ...
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How to connect a Google Pixel 2 phone to Ubuntu 20.04 (or later)
What is the procedure to connect a Google Pixel 2 (or maybe higher) phone to a PC (host, not VM) running Ubuntu 20.04 or later?
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Transfer to USB 3 external hard drive starts fast but slows down quickly
I've just bought a Toshiba Canvio Advance 1TB external hard drive that connects to a USB 3.0 port. I've formatted it with file system ext4 using Ubuntu's Disks utility. When I take a full backup of my ...
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transfer files from icloud and one drive to desktop running ubuntu
I cannot download file folders from iCloud drive and OneDrive to my computer. I can on Google Drive. Photos are fine and individual files but not file folders.
Is there a way without individually ...
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Transfer Ubuntu server into vm
I have an Ubuntu 22 server on a machine and I want to "transfer" it into another machine - more specifically into a machine which runs ESXI platform. I want to set up a virtual machine on ...
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very low file transfer speed between two wireless computers over local network
I bought a new laptop and installed Ubuntu 22.04 Mate Desktop. My other old laptop has Ubuntu 20.04 Mate Desktop.
I want to transfer files from old comp to new one. I tried various tools to move ...
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How do I move my ubuntu files to my SSD
I recently installed ubuntu 22.04. unfortunately, it refused to allow me to install it on my SSD(the same one my windows is on) and only allowed me to do it on my HDD. By that I mean it wasn't on the ...
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Slow external HDD only on Ubuntu 20.04
First post here. I hope someone can help me. Yesterday I bought an external HDD (Toshiba Canvio Basics, the 4TB one) to make backups of my files. On my main computer, I have a dual boot installation (...
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How do I transfer a folder from my Windows to Xubuntu 22.04?
I'm using Xubuntu 22.04 on VirtualBox, all that is installed on my Windows laptop. Now the thing is, I want to transfer a folder from my Windows desktop onto my Xubuntu desktop. How can I achieve ...
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How to copy paste files from hardrive having Ubuntu filesystem in Windows using WSL?
I have a SSD in which I installed Ubuntu 20.04. But I could no longer use the SSD. More details here: Ubuntu is freezing (even in live session)
Now I bought a SATA to USB A cable. Now, how do I copy ...
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Seeking Advice on VM Drive Transfer within a Ubuntu Guest on a Windows 10 Host
Windows 10 Host, Ubuntu 21.10 Guest on a VM. Previously was sing Ubuntu 21.04 on another VM for work but the old one's boot sequencer died when I filled the storage. [Since then mostly fixed it but ...
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files are removed from their origin when copied on external media
if I transfer data (drag and drop) on the icon of an external media ( hard drive, pendrive..) they are moved and original files are removed from their origin. If I open the window of the media, then ...
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Copying files to a USB flash drive sometimes does not complete [closed]
Sometimes when I copy a file from my laptop to a USB flash drive, the progress goes to just near 100% but remains at that stage and does not end.
I have this problem in Ubuntu 21.10 and in previous ...
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Installing newer Ubuntu version from USB stick to upgrade older version
Software Updater won't let me upgrade so that is why I'm using the USB stick.I booted the USB and started following the prompts.1st prompt option said I could run it along side the other version. 2nd ...
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Transfer old BIOS ubuntu to new UEFI machine?
If I install from scratch on a new UEFI machine, can I just copy everything except /boot from an older machine being replaced? Or is there BIOS and kernel related stuff somewhere outside of /boot that ...
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How to manually transfer Firefox settings to the snap version?
I make use of Firefox sync but only for bookmarks, call me old fashioned but I choose not to send all my passwords for storage elsewhere.
Each time I start using a new computer, I transfer the ...
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Can't transfer files from Android to Ubuntu via USB cable
I am using Ubuntu 21.10. I tried to transfer files from my Android phone (Redmi Note 4) to my laptop via USB cable by enabling the file transfer option on the phone. Ubuntu detects my phone, but when ...
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Connecting a Ubuntu Device to a Windows Device
Is there any way to do this, for example through an Ethernet cable?
I shift-deleted some files inadvertently on the Ubuntu device, and would like to run data recovery software on its file system from ...
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Transfer file from Ubuntu computer to network drive
I want to transfer a large file (1 GB size approx) from my computer with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to a Hard Drive connected to the USB port of my router. I want the transfer to be done automatically, thus it ...
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"ls: reading directory '.': Input/output error" only for 1 folder
I am using Ubuntu 21.04, Gnome 3.38.5.
Just 1 folder gives me:
ls: reading directory '.': Input/output error
the rest of the Hard Disc works fine.
It happened while the external hard disc was moved ...
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Netcat files transfer over a private backend 10G network [duplicate]
I have a bunch of machines on Ubuntu 20.04 as well as a storage server on Ubuntu 20.04.
I'm looking to transfer quickly files of 100 Gb+ to the storage server with Netcat.
I would like to be able to ...
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Linux file transfers slow compared to windows
So I have a Lenovo Thinkpad P53 with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 21.04 installed and have noticed Linux is a large percentage slower transferring files than Windows. When transferring from my Windows file ...
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How do I copy my Windows 7 derived files off my USB to Ubuntu?
This seems to be a newbie question but I can't seem to find any specific answers.
I am (finally) getting rid of my Windows 7 machine but need to copy all the data files off it to my Ubuntu.
I ...
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Change boot drive, and move all data
I want to upgrade from an old HDD 256GB, to a new m.2 SSD 256GB. But, I want to know-how, and the difficulty of transferring all data to the new drive, and making it the boot drive - I know how to in ...
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FileZilla single file transfer speed slowed down (it was fast before)
I have a server from where I download big files with the following specs:
OS: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
Kernel: 5.4.0-67-generic
CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1275 v5 @ 3.60GHz
RAM: 4x16GB DDR4
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SD Card speed very slow only on Ubuntu vs Windows
I have a dual boot laptop computer Windows 10 / Ubuntu 20.10.
When I try to read my SD Card from Ubuntu, I get a read speed that is less than 2 MB/s. The same SD Card with the same content works fine ...
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What should be LAN speed?
I've got PC and laptop, both connected with wire to switch witch supports 1gb/s transfer. My download speed from Internet is about 800mb/s. On laptop is nvme type disk, on pc I've got SSD sata, Ubuntu ...
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How do I could transfer a software from OneDrive folder in my Host to my VM terminal of Ubuntu server 20.04 and then install it? [duplicate]
The scenario I have is: I am using Workstation 10 and my laptop, and running a virtual machine Ubuntu server 20.04 I have my terminal open, I am using Windows 10 pro as host and on my desktop I have ...
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How to transfer a file between two AWS different servers using pem files, while on a local system
local to remote (upload) working
scp -i remote.pem ~/Downloads/file.zip [email protected]:/var/www/html
remote to local (download) working
scp -i remote.pem [email protected]:/var/www/html/file.zip ~/...
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Wierd behaviour while transfer of a file in pendrive
HI I have Ubuntu 20.04. When I transfer any file from laptop to Sandisk 16 GB pendrive greater than 800 mb or around it the 600-700 MB is transfered in 5 seconds and after that file transfer speed is ...
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Copying TimeShift bkp from HDD to HDD maxed my OS SSD to 0 bytes free and bricked it. Need a fail-safe way to copy without compromising the OS SSD
The factors involved:
OS: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS running on an SSD /sdb2 119GB with 72GB of free space
File to transfer: 44.8GB TimeShift protected and locked snapshot
Source of folder: 4TB internal HDD ...
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rsync error unable to use options
I'm learning rsync.
The man makes my eyes and brain bleed, especially the Option which isn't in alphabetical order and -e has numerous meanings.
I'm testing transferring a file from machine0 to ...
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Cannot find bluetooth files
Can`t find files transferred by blue tooth from my phone checked all folders to no avail where are they stored? getting frustrated
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Horribly slow HDD to HDD write speeds after new HDD install
Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.5.4-050504-generic x86_64)
sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 4.56 TiB, 5000981078016 bytes, 9767541168 sectors
Disk model: ST5000LM000-2AN1
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 ...
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