I've recently installed Arch Linux on my laptop as a way to learn before transitioning other devices over from Windows. I have a home server running Windows with a large amount of data, and I've been using Windows file sharing to access it without issues on my main PC. I'm looking for a straightforward method to access the shared files from my new Linux setup. Is setting up an FTP server necessary, or is there a simpler solution?
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If you were using a more user-friendly distro like Linux Mint, the Windows shares would show up directly in your file browser. Since you're on Arch, you'll need to use Samba to access the files.
Check out localsend.org—it’s a pretty great tool for sharing files across devices.
You can access your Samba share easily. Just try using the command `smb://192.168.0.x/` in your file explorer, replacing `192.168.0.x` with the actual IP address of your Windows server. This should work in most file managers like Dolphin if you're using KDE.
Oh wow, that sounds really simple! I didn't think it would be that easy.