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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How to transfer files from/to an Android device with ADB via GUI? [closed]
Do you know if there is an Ubuntu program (possibly a Nautilus plugin) to transfer files from/to an Android device?
What is my mind is a program which does adb push, adb pull, and adb shell ls in the ...
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Copying files from PC to Pendrive gets stuck at the end on Ubuntu 16.04
I don't know why it's happening only to me. Whenever copying bigger or sometimes smaller < 1GB files from PC to pendrive literally gets stuck at the end.
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Is Data Transfer between 2 Ubuntu Machines possible via USB-Cable?
I have two machines with Ubuntu 14.04, right next to each other. But no network ((W)LAN). Can I transfer data from one machine to the other via usb-cable? And if so, how?
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How can I queue file operations?
When I pick and choose files to copy to or from a single device, Nautilus accumulates file operations in parallel:
I worry that in certain circumstances this could cause fragmentation of the ...
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How to send/receive files via Bluetooth using commands/Terminal?
I have installed Bluetooth dongle software and
with the help of commands (using a terminal), I want to send and receive files from a smartphone.
How can I pair my devices and send files over ...
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Where are bluetooth received files saved
I have used Blueman and the default Bluetooth manager an every time I accept the file transfer from the Phone to the PC, it shows that it is transferring and even notifies me that the transfer was ...
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How do I scp a filename with spaces?
I'm having a little difficulty using scp to transfer files from a remote computer. The issue apparently has to do with the name of the directory the files are contained in. They're on a CD drive ...
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Transfer files between two remote SSH servers
Is there an easy way to transfer files between two SSH/SFTP servers? The perfect solution would be FileZilla, but it only lets you create a connection between local and remote, but not between remote ...
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How to copy files between two computers using SSH [duplicate]
Situation: I have 2 computers: Pc_A and Pc_B. I am also using a SSH connection that goes from A to B.
My problem: I have a folder saved on the desktop of Pc_A and I need to copy it to the desktop of ...
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Access Windows 10 Shared Folder from Ubuntu 18.04
I would like to share files between Windows and Ubuntu.
In Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I could access shared folder on a Windows machine on my local network my navigating to Other locations in Files (Nautilus),...
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How to restore file copy / transfer status window?
I'm working on ubuntu 11.10 GNOME Classic.
I copying file(~40GB) to External HD. while file copy in progress I mistakenly minimized the status window. After that I cant reopen that status window. b'z ...
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Recursively copy files from one directory to another
I have all my music in a folder /media/kalenpw/MyBook/Music/ABunchOfOtherFoldersWithFilesInside. I want to copy all of the mp3s to /media/kalenpw/HDD/Music so I used:
cp -R /media/kalenpw/MyBook/...
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Moving large amount of files (~ 100 000)
I work with folders that contain a lot of files, like 100 000 or even 1 000 000 files per folder. When I try to move the content of a folder into another, my computer always gets stuck. Even when the ...
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Decrease of transfer rate when copying large amount of data
I am using a Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS system (4.10.0-40-generic) with two HDD's and several partitions on each disk. When I copy data (<5GB) between the two disk I get a transfer rate around 70 MB/s. ...
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How to Connect iPad to ubuntu 12.04 via Wifi or Cable (without jailbreak)
My laptop's OS is Ubuntu 12.04 and I bought an iPad, I want to transfer files (movies or reading materials) to and from my iPad. I tried some works on the Internet but they didn't work so if anybody ...
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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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Sync Music from Banshee via SSH to Android Device
i want to transfer my music to my android device via ssh. I do that wireless because i do not always want to plugin the cable to sync some files. Is there a way banshee can recognize my android device ...
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Slow access to Android files on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 running on Android 7.0, i upgraded my os from 16.04.1 lts to 18.04 lts, and now when i plug my phone on my computer with my usb data cable, i barely can't access it..
When ...
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Opening the file browser of the remote machine via terminal and moving files around?
I can SSH to my remote desktop machine via my laptop and launch its file browser via terminal by:
nautilus
but I would like to be able to drag and drop the files from remote machine to my local ...
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Show window for transfering and extracting files in KDE Plasma 5
Usually in DE's when you start copy files there window appear at center of screen (progress of copy process). But in Kubuntu 18.04 it only gonna be shown at the notification area at the panel. It's ...
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PC to USB transfer slow
I'm having trouble with USB transfer,not with external hard disk.
Transfer starts with like, for the transfer of 700MB file it starts with 30mb/s and towards the end it stops at 0s and stays put for ...
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Why is rsync 2x faster than sftp?
I'm transferring huge files, over a network to a destination server, totaling ~ 67 GB with individual zip files of size ~ 7GB. I tried copying to the destination using both sftp and rsync. rsync ...
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Transferring stuff from one computer to another
I just got a new laptop and I'm wanting to transfer (preferably everything) from my old one to the new one. The old one is running Lubuntu 18.04 64 bit and the new one is running the exact same. I ...
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How do I move my encrypted /home to a new computer?
Hi I have a new notebook and I want to move my home data to the new computer.
I think there are multiple ways of doing this
copy all to a external hdd and move back on new computer
do an Deja-Dup ...
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USB write: delay between when Ubuntu says its done and it actually being done
When I write data to an USB device (like a memory stick or a external HDD) Ubuntu shows the data being transfered at a very high rate, it is done very fast. But then, when Ubuntu says its done, the ...
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Ubuntu 17.04 Sending/Receiving files by Bluetooth not working
I recently installed Ubuntu 17.04 on my computer and I am a new Linux user.
I activated my Bluetooth and tried to send some pictures from my phone (after connecting the device to the laptop) but it ...
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Really slow file transfer from Ubuntu 18.04 to USB 2.0 pendrives
Every time I send files (almost 1-2GB movies) to my parents' pendrives I'm about to fall asleep. It's not pendrives fault because the other Windows laptop transfers at a fair USB 2.0 speed...
I ...
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how to transfer installed programs to other pc
My ubuntu laptop is customised with all the programs and themes of my choise,can i transfer these software to another computer running ubuntu and install them there via usb drive.
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Error when transferring a file via Bluetooth to a Samsung Galaxy phone
I am using Ubuntu Natty. I want to transfer files to and from my samsung galaxy which is running froyo. But every time I try to transfer a file from my Samsung Galaxy phone to Ubuntu natty I get the ...
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Nautilus : "Send via Bluetooth" in Context Menu
I use nautilus as my default file manager. Very frequently I need to transfer files to other devices via bluetooth. Is there some way to add a "Send Via Bluetooth" option in the right click context ...
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Transfer file to Windows server from Ubuntu
I am transferring file to Windows server from Ubuntu with following command:
smbclient //server_ip_add/share -U username
We can use rsync to transfer file from Ubuntu to Ubuntu and then by creating ...
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Is there Windows 8 copy progress bar for Nautilus?
From very few things I miss from Windows, this is the one I miss most:
Does anybody know if there is some tool / utility that gives Nautilus features like this (transfer graph & ability to pause ...
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Copying folder to NAS drive using terminal
Hello so I'm completely new to Ubuntu and I wanted to copy folders to my network drive. I understand how to copy files normally but I can't seem to copy over files to my network drive.
sudo cp /home/...
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How to remove frozen entry in Nautilus file/copy transfer dialog?
Sometimes it happens that an item freezes/hangs in the Nautilus file/copy transfer dialog.
It is not possible to abort the progress (You can click the icon, the button gets disabled, but nothing ...
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rsync freezing/hanging/stopping after a couple of files
I have this folder with 25,000 images (around 80MB total) and I want to transfer all of them to a server.
This is the command I am using:
rsync -av -e 'ssh' ./pics/ [email protected]:~/pics/
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How to create a very limited user on Ubuntu 14.04
I'm trying to make a safe workstation PC for sensitive data using Ubuntu 14.04.
No user should have the right to: print, connect a USB flash drive to transfer files, send files via email or install ...
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unable upload 3GB file using web interface
Today I tried (at least) two time upload about 3GB file - everythime progress dialog disappear and in status I got information '93% upload is done' - no error happen. No file available in UbuntuOne.
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How to transfer files between Ubuntu machines? [duplicate]
I understand that this is a totally novice question but...
What is the best way for me to transfer files between two PC's? I have a laptop with Ubuntu Desktop (12.04) and a local server I'm setting ...
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Why does a copied file have a different size?
When I copy files between two hard drives on the same Ubuntu 14.04 system, using the du -s command, I get different values. For an 11.3 GB files the original is 11015704 and the new is 11015628. The ...
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How to transfer MySQL database from Windows to Ubuntu?
I want to transfer my database from WAMP on my local machine to my Ubuntu VPS.
Can I just copy the folder of the database from C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.6.12\data to /var/lib/mysql?
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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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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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How do you quickly transfer a link from your computer to an Android smart phone?
I need a way to transfer links quickly in order to open them from my Android smartphone.
Any ideas?
Note it's not about files, It's just links and I'm looking for a manner to do it properly, easily ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 iPhone iOs 10 Bluetooth Devices not allowing Browse function
iPhone is connected and sound works. It works with the USB cable connected.
I want to browse and move files/pictures from my iPhone 5 to my Ubuntu 16.04 Laptop via Bluetooth instead.
Is there a fix ...
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USB file copy hangs at 99%
I am copying a file to a USB3.0 stick with an USB3.0 port using Ubuntu 16.04 with i3wm.
/dev/sdc1 * 8064 30277631 30269568 14.4G c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
To avoid problems related with the GUI I did ...
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How to transfer pdf file to ipad 4?
I was able to transfer music by installing few libraries and then my device was recognised by rhythmbox. But no success in transferring pdf files to ipad. Any suggestions??
Thanks in advance.
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How to transfer files from Windows 7 to Linux Ubuntu?
i have to transfer huge files(like 20GB), how can i do that without formatting my windows (NP if i format my Ubuntu)?
Note: i'm using Ubuntu 11.04
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Transfer files from Windows to Linux via Ethernet cable [duplicate]
I need to transfer a backup that I have on windows 10 PC to a PC with Ubuntu MATE.
I read online that it is possible to do this with a LAN cable. I tried connecting the 2 PCs directly with the LAN ...
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Fastest way to copy lots of data
I have to copy a lot of files (60000+) between two servers, which is approx 5TB of data.
I've tried mounting the backup server as a folder, and copying the files that way, but I couldn't get the ...
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Copy all files from my old hard drive to my new one
I'm changing my old hard drive (500GB full) with a new one (1TB).
I use it to backup all my files, so I just need the best way to copy all files from old one to new one, but I don't want to use the ...