Windows files on Linux Ubuntu?

Question

Okay so earlier today I downloaded and installed Linux Ubuntu, it is working moderately fine bu to be quite honest I don't really know how to work it so in the simplest way possible is there a way to get my files from my Windows7 to LinuxUbuntu? or a way to possibly share my files with both systems? (Hp Pavilion laptop with Windows 7 pre installed)

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

installing ntfs-3g will give you read and write access to ntfs partitions, you can do this through your software manager, then you need to mount the partitions,

just open open nautilus (your home folder) and you should see the windows partitions on the left, just click on one and it should auto-mount,

then navigate to where your media files are



i don't know about giving windows 7 access to ext4 so i can't advise



source - i'm a real linux user, i don't just guess or copy things i have heard

Answer 2

There is read only support for Windows NT file systems. Most distributions do not offer write access as default, due the their liability and the risk of damaging an NT file system by an incorrect save. Check the forums if you require write access. Personally when I am installing a dual boot with the intention to share files between them I always create a separate NT partition to store the common files. This eliminates any risk of damage to the Windows system. You can not run the Windows programs on Linux without some serious configuration, and then many will still not run. If you want to use the Windows files you need to mount the Windows partition in Linux, but be cautious, you can then easily change or damage system critical files which would normally be protected.

Answer 3

In order to share files between ubuntu and windows 7:

there are some programs that state that they can read linux files from windows but I do not believe that they can do it safely.

in order to share windows files from ubuntu you can click on Places in the upper bar and click on your windows filesystem. You might have to browse a bit but you should be able to open the windows files in a files browser. Ubuntu can play your windows music files just fine and you can access your pictures. You can access your games files but would have to install wine and reinstall the games in ubuntu under wine; if the game works under wine. See the first link. You can install wine using Synaptic the package manager for ubuntu.

If you want to copy any files from the windows partition to your /home ubuntu partition you can use a file browser. If it says you have to have root authority to move the files take a look at the second link. I would suggest that you only copy the files as root if necessary because you might have permission problems using the files under ubuntu if you are not root. It is possible to change the ownership of those files later.

You could also use Ubuntu one to share files. Ubuntu one is a small storage in the cloud (2GB for free). Ubuntu one is already in your menus.

The last 2 links are very useful for anyone new to ubuntu.

Have fun

Answer 4

under places should list your harddrive partitions, check under "places > computer" maybe?, if not, then you can open the Disk Utility ( system > admin > Disk utility ) and it will tell you where they are at, if they are "unmounted" you can "mount" them, and then look at the info for where they are mounted at. generally they go in /media/ just don't format anything while you're in there, and you should be fine, but do be careful.

You can read ntfs/fat partitions (what windows uses) from linux, but you can't read the linux partitions from windows (cause windows is still derp)

This will let you use the files that were on windows from linux.



Other guy is wrong too, if you install "wine" then most windows programs work, and by this i mean windows programs that there isn't a better alternative to in linux. Wine can handle many games even. check out the wine application database for more information.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Yes, you can share files over the network via samba. You may also want to install ffmpeg and ubuntu restricted extras in the software center.



For games, you want to install them locally through WINE. Not everything will work, but a lot of things will. The wine website is a great help in getting particular programs running.

Answer 7

Use a USB thumb drive (formatted FAT, the default of of the box setup) to transfer generic files like .mp3, .jpg, .doc.,.txt and so forth.



OpenOffice or LibreOffice should be either already installed or can be had via the Software Center.



You can also use DropBox online to upload then download files.

Answer 8

Any kind of Windows executable or program that ends with an .exe will not work on Linux systems. If your talking about pictures or movies then yes but not executable files.



If you want to transfer programs you will have to download the linux version of it.