Comments on: Sharing Files between Linux Mint and Windows 10

By: Steve Cline

Steve Cline — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:57:42 +0000

To share files between Linux Mint and Windows 10, firstly you must install the Samba files server on Linux Mint it’s not installed yet. By default, the Samba files server is installed on Linux Mint. So just try to share files.

This makes no sense ?

By: James Kray

James Kray — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:16:55 +0000

In reply to Ted. I couldn't agree with you more. It should be built into the distribution. I have tried (on and off) for 2 weeks to get one Linux Mint computer to see a Windows 10 computer with no luck. Sometimes the Win computer sees the Linux but not vice-versa.

By: Ted

Ted — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:34:34 +0000

You must be kidding! All these steps just to connect to a Windows machine. Imagine a newbie trying this. I cannot understand why anyone would want to run Linux if you cannot easily home network with the most popular OS in the world? In Windows, adding a network user is automatic. Worse still, every computer tends to get a new IP address through DHCP when it gets on the network, when it is turned on for instance, making connectivity a nightmare just as bad as the nightmare of giving every networked computer its own static IP when many computers and devices are involved. Linux should automatically find networked Windows machines, and broadcast itself to Windows machines: it should be seamless.

By: Shais

Shais — Tue, 05 May 2020 05:09:00 +0000

In reply to Joe. This section is talking about assigning IP address to the Linux. You can set static IP address with "ip addr add (ip address)" and default gateway with "route add default gw (gw IP)" commands. Or using dynamic IP from a DHCP.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 02 May 2020 17:05:03 +0000

Yeah, as per usual, I have no idea what exactly he’s doing in step 1.
Useless.

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By: Nick Ford

Nick Ford — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:55:25 +0000

I set Linux mint 19.2 up as per the instructions, although I wasn’t given the opportunity to auto-set permissions. Then I tried to access the Linux folder from Windows 10, but I got the message “\\(IP address via ifconfig)\NetData is not accessible. You might not have permission to access this network resource. Contact the server administrator to see if you have access permissions.
Can you see where I have gone wrong please?
Regards, Nick

By: Shais

Shais — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 10:44:12 +0000

In reply to Rocket.

Hi, Rocket,
Thanks for mentioning us. We will check and update the screenshots.

For mounting Windows shared folder on a Linux system, try to use CIFS-utils. Read this post about cifs : https://www.technig.com/share-file-between-kali-linux-windows-10/

Regards,

By: Rocket

Rocket — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 04:56:08 +0000

Screenshots and instructions no longer valid. Share Tab no longer valid (at least not for Mint 18). Unable to mount location error on Linux, Failed to retrieve share list from server: no such file or directory.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 03 May 2017 01:18:52 +0000

I have been trying for ages to be able to share my files with 2 different pc’s. Thank you. Everything worked when I followed your instructions.

By: fj

fj — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:37:36 +0000

this doesn’t work on machines joined to a domain, because you can’t disable password protected sharing.

the only method that has worked reliably for me in all linux versions is to use the command line, install smbclient and cifs-utils and use mount -t cifs to mount the windows partition in linux