How to Transfer Files Between Ubuntu and Windows?
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...
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.
3 Answers
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
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