Sharing files between the two can be critical at times and is surprisingly easy with the right tools. With fairly little effort, you can copy files from Windows to Linux or Linux to Windows.

If you have multiple Linux machines on your network and are looking for ways to transfer files between them, here are five tried and true options - including my favorite, Samba.

Learn how to copy files using Command Prompt (copy and xcopy). You can also use parameters to perform some specific tasks while copying.

Jack Wallen continues his Linux 101 series, with an introduction on how to copy files and directories from the command line.

Copying files from Windows to Linux or vice versa can be done by copy-and-paste or by drag-and- drop. Clicking the right mouse button will open a dialog to view and modify file attributes like access ...

Can Windows read ext4? Yes, it can, but only using third-party freeware! They allow you to read Ext4 in Windows 11/10 & copy files from Linux to Windows.

You can run a series of Linux commands to copy multiple files to a folder or copy a single file to multiple folders, but you can save time and trouble by using xargs, loops and scripts.

If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.

Anyone who uses both Linux and Windows knows the problem. You need a couple of files that are on the Windows partition, but you forgot to copy them to a floppy or to the server before rebooting to ...