How to Share Folders in Ubuntu & Access them from Windows 7

Enable File Sharing & Configure the Workgroup

How to Share Folders in Ubuntu

First, open the Home Folder in Ubuntu, found in the Places menu.

Browse to the folder you want to share. Right-click on it to open the contextual menu and click on Sharing Options.

The Folder Sharing window will open. Check the box next to ’Share this folder’. Then, in the Share name field, type the share name you want to use. In the Comment field type anything you want or just leave it empty - there’s no need to complete it. If you want to allow others to create and delete files in the folder you are sharing, check the box next to ’Allow others to create and delete files in this folder’. Also, if you want to allow Guest access, check the box next to ’Guest access (for people without a user account)’. When done, click on Create Share to actually share the folder.

If you have selected the option ’Allow others to create and delete files in this folder’ a pop-up shows up, asking if you want to add some permissions to the folder you are sharing. Click on the ’Add the permissions automatically’ button. Now, the folder is shared with the rest of the network.

Note: We recommend that you only share folders found or created in the Home Folder because those are folders on which your username has ownership. If you try to share a folder outside the Home Folder, you will receive the following error message: “net usershare returned error 255: net usershare add: cannot share path as we are restricted to only sharing directories we own." This error appears because you don’t have ownership on those folders. In order to share any of them you have to go through a complicated procedure that has the potential to add security risks to your Ubuntu computer.

Access Ubuntu Shared Folders from Windows 7

After you shared a folder in Ubuntu, let’s see how to access that folder from a Windows 7 computer.
Open Windows Explorer. Click on Network to view a list with all computers available (turned on at that time) in the network.

Double click the Ubuntu computer you want to access. A list with all the shared folders and devices from that computer opens.

Double click the folder that you want to access. If you haven’t setup the shared folder to allow Guest access, you are asked to introduce a username and password.
In the first input field, type the name of the Ubuntu computer followed by a backslash (“\") and the name of the user account with access to the shared folder. In the second input field type the password. If you want Windows to remember your username and password, check the box next to ’Remember my credentials’. When done, click on OK.

Now the content of the shared folder is shown.

Connect to a Windows PC from Ubuntu via Remote Desktop Connection

Step 1: Enable Remote Desktop Connections on your Windows PC

In order to allow other computers to connect remotely to your Windows computer, you need to enable the Remote Desktop Connection feature. .

Step 2: Install a Remote Desktop Client - Our Choice: Remmina Remote Desktop Client

By default, Ubuntu doesn’t come with a remote desktop client which supports the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) used by Windows operating systems for remote connections. You need to install one of the clients available in the Ubuntu Software Center.
First, start the Ubuntu Software Center.

Search for the words "remote desktop" and you will be shown all the available applications.
We preferred to choose Remmina Remote Desktop Client, a client which is very appreciated by the user community and is, at the same time, very versatile and easy to use.
To get it installed, select it and click Install.

You are asked for your password. Type it and click Authenticate.

NOTE: please keep in mind that, in order to install software, your user account needs to have administrative permissions. If you are set as a standard user account, you cannot install any software.
Now the application is downloaded and installed. Wait until the procedure ends.

Step 3: Configure the Remote Desktop Session

It is time to start the Remmina Remote Desktop Client. Search your Ubuntu PC using the word remmina and click on the appropriate search result.

Click the "Create a new remote desktop file" button.

The Remote Desktop Preference window is opened. Here you can configure the remote connection you want to establish.
In the Profile section, type the name you want to use for the connection. It can be anything you wish. Then, in the Basic tab, complete the IP address of the Windows computer in the Server field. Then, type the username and password you want to use to connect to the Windows computer. Be aware that the user needs to exist on the Windows computer. If you are using a Microsoft account on your Windows 8 PC, it is OK to fill in your email address and password.
You can also set the Resolution you want to use for the connection and the Color depth.

NOTE: Selecting a larger desktop resolution and color depth can impact the performance of your remote desktop session. If you experience lag when connected to a remote desktop, try reducing the color depth or resolution.
If you want to share a folder existing on your Ubuntu computer with the Windows computer, simply check the Share folder box and select the folder you want to share from Ubuntu.
Also, for more advanced settings, go to the Advanced tab. There you can turn the sound on or off, share printers, disable clipboard synchronisation, etc.

Once you are done making all the settings, click the Connect button. When connecting for the first time, a new certificate is created for the remote connection. Click OK to accept it.

After a while, if the Windows computer is turned on and connected to the same network, you should be connected to it.

Once you close the remote connection, Remmina Remote Desktop Client automatically saves it so that you will be able to reconnect at a later time, with a simple click on the connection name.

Create a Partition From Command Prompt

Create a Partition From Command Prompt

First of all you have to type diskpart to access the program called Diskpart.

After you've launched diskpart it's time to establish which hard-disk will be used to create a new partition. You need to select the hard disk using the select command. To view available disks and select the desired one you will use the commands list and select, as you can see below. First type list disk. This lists the available hard disks. To select the disk you desire, type select disk followed by the number of the hard disk you want to use.

To create a new partition you need to use the create partition command followed by partition type and size.
The list command used previously also displays the available free space on each hard disk. Your partition must be of a size equal or less to the amount of available free space.
In order to make a new primary partition with the size of 5000 MB, let's say, we will type create partition primary size=5000. Use the same command and change the size according to your needs and the available free space on your hard disk.
Note: More info about partition types can be found in the article What Is A Partition?.

Now you have the possibility to assign a letter to the newly created drive by using the assign command. We will assign the R letter by typing assign letter = R.

Finally you have to format the newly created partition, in order to use it. Type the command format fs=ntfs quick. Use help format to find out more information about this command.

When you are done working with diskpart, type the exit command to close the program.

Delete a Partition From Command Prompt

When you need to delete a drive from your computer, the procedure is quite simple. First, open the diskpart application. Then, select the partition you want to delete and type the delete partition command. A sample of how the delete operation works in Command Prompt is provided below. It is a matter of selecting the disk where the partition is found, then selecting the volume to be deleted and running the deletion command.

Check the State of a Disk

To check a disk for errors you have to use the chkdsk command. Just type chkdsk followed by the drive letter. I recommend that you always use this command in combination with the /f parameter. This enables the tool to automatically fix any errors it finds.
As an example, we will scan the h: drive for errors by typing chkdsk /f h: and pressing Enter. The scan process will start.

After the scan is finished you will see a report similar to the one from the picture below.

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