How Do I Open a Shared Folder in Ubuntu?
Contents to Access the Windows 7 Shared Folder from Ubuntu, You Have to Use the Connect to Serveroption. from the Top Menu Toolbar Click on Places and Then on...
To access the Windows 7 shared folder from Ubuntu, you have to use the Connect to Serveroption. From the top menu toolbar click on Places and then on Connect to Server. From the Service type drop-down menu, select Windows share. In the Server text filed type the name or the IP Address of the Windows 7 computer.
How do I access a shared folder in Ubuntu?
To get access the shared folder:
In Ubuntu, go to Files -> Other Locations. In the bottom input box, type smb://IP-Address/ and hit enter. In Windows, open Run box in Start menu, type \IP-Address and hit enter.
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Accessing the shared folder from Linux
There are two very easy ways to access shared folders in Linux. The easiest way (in Gnome) is to press (ALT+F2) to bring up the run dialog and type smb:// followed by the IP address and the folder name. As shown below, I need to type smb://192.168.1.117/Shared.
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