Question Linux/Windows

[Troy D]

I'm not sure if this is a networking question, I'm sure someone will tell me.

I need to share files between two systems. Both of my computers are connected to my router with no issues. One system is Windows 10 fully up to date. The other is a Linux Mint 20.3 (Cinnamon) I'm not new to computers, but I'm fairly green with Linux. I've watched a dozen YouTube videos. Any suggestions?

 

[kanewolf]

I'm not sure if this is a networking question, I'm sure someone will tell me.

I need to share files between two systems. Both of my computers are connected to my router with no issues. One system is Windows 10 fully up to date. The other is a Linux Mint 20.3 (Cinnamon) I'm not new to computers, but I'm fairly green with Linux. I've watched a dozen YouTube videos. Any suggestions?

The most common method is to use SAMBA on the Linux box to create folders that are visible to Windows.

 

[Troy D]

The most common method is to use SAMBA on the Linux box to create folders that are visible to Windows.

Thank you! Let me Google everything about SAMBA and see what I can figure out.

 

[kanewolf]

Thank you! Let me Google everything about SAMBA and see what I can figure out.

Personally, I use a commercial NAS unit as the common point between my Linux and Windows worlds. The commercial NAS has all the NFS (for Linux) and SAMBA (for Windows) figured out. It is just a matter of creating the shares you want.

 

[Alabalcho]

Instead of setting Samba, it is probably easier to share a folder on your Windows box, and access it from Linux.Most file managers on Linux 'know" how to access Windows shares.