How can I access Windows files from Ubuntu
Is it possible to get the files I had on Windows onto my Ubuntu desktop?
How can I connect to my Windows partition from Ubuntu?
dual-boot filesystem
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Is it possible to get the files I had on Windows onto my Ubuntu desktop?
How can I connect to my Windows partition from Ubuntu?
dual-boot filesystem
edited Apr 10 '18 at 10:55
Zanna
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asked Mar 13 '14 at 9:21
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what kind of files?
– nux
Mar 13 '14 at 9:24
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It should be easy, is there any problem?
– Braiam
Mar 13 '14 at 14:15
add a comment |
Is it possible to get the files I had on Windows onto my Ubuntu desktop?
How can I connect to my Windows partition from Ubuntu?
dual-boot filesystem
edited Apr 10 '18 at 10:55
Zanna
50.9k13136241
asked Mar 13 '14 at 9:21
Sidney1827Sidney1827
19112
Is it possible to get the files I had on Windows onto my Ubuntu desktop?
How can I connect to my Windows partition from Ubuntu?
dual-boot filesystem
dual-boot filesystem
edited Apr 10 '18 at 10:55
Zanna
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asked Mar 13 '14 at 9:21
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19112
edited Apr 10 '18 at 10:55
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asked Mar 13 '14 at 9:21
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edited Apr 10 '18 at 10:55
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edited Apr 10 '18 at 10:55
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asked Mar 13 '14 at 9:21
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what kind of files?
– nux
Mar 13 '14 at 9:24
1
It should be easy, is there any problem?
– Braiam
Mar 13 '14 at 14:15
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what kind of files?
– nux
Mar 13 '14 at 9:24
1
It should be easy, is there any problem?
– Braiam
Mar 13 '14 at 14:15
1
1
what kind of files?
– nux
Mar 13 '14 at 9:24
what kind of files?
– nux
Mar 13 '14 at 9:24
1
1
It should be easy, is there any problem?
– Braiam
Mar 13 '14 at 14:15
It should be easy, is there any problem?
– Braiam
Mar 13 '14 at 14:15
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yes of course you can acccess windows NTFS/FAT32 partitions from Ubuntu
From help.ubuntu.com:
Using the File Manager For those using a desktop version of Ubuntu, or
one of its offical derivatives, the easiest and quickest way of
mounting NTFS or FAT32 partitions is from the file manager: Nautilus
in Ubuntu, Thunar in Xubuntu, Dolphin in Kubuntu and PCManFM in
Lubuntu. Simply look in the left pane of the file manager for the
partition you wish to mount and click on it - it will be mounted and
its contents will show up in the main pane. Partitions show with their
labels if labelled, or their size if not.
Unless you require your Windows partition - or a NTFS/FAT32 partition
for data shared with Windows - mounted every time you boot up for one
of the reasons given below, mounting from the file manager in this way
should suffice.
If you are using a Wubi version of Ubuntu and you wish to browse the
host partition, you do not need to mount it - it is mounted already in
the "host" folder. Click on "File System" in the left pane of the
Nautilus file browser and then open the host folder which you will see
in the main pane.
Just Open Home folder from your Dash menu and you can see all partitions mounted under Devices:
Click on the needed drive and copy files/folders thw way you want to your Ubuntu drive
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:41
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Yes, just mount the windows partition from which you want to copy files. Drag and drop the files on to your Ubuntu desktop. That's all.
Mounting a partition can be done manually or automatically,
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount dev/sdaX /media/windows # X partition number.
Now your windows partition should be mounted inside /media/windows directory.
After you clicked on the corresponding partition icon(which was on the unity), it get automatically mounted inside /media/$USER directory. To copy files from windows partition to Ubuntu desktop, you have to run these command,
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder ~/Desktop #To copy a folder to your Ubuntu desktop
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder/* ~/Desktop #To copy all the files inside that folder to Ubuntu desktop
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder/filename ~/Desktop #To copy specific file to your Ubuntu desktop
xxxxxxx - label name of the Windows partition.
edited Mar 13 '14 at 10:04
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answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:26
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– Danatela
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– Danatela
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If running an emulation of Ubuntu,
Be sure to check for a mnt folder located in root. There you may find your drives.
mnt folder
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yes of course you can acccess windows NTFS/FAT32 partitions from Ubuntu
From help.ubuntu.com:
Using the File Manager For those using a desktop version of Ubuntu, or
one of its offical derivatives, the easiest and quickest way of
mounting NTFS or FAT32 partitions is from the file manager: Nautilus
in Ubuntu, Thunar in Xubuntu, Dolphin in Kubuntu and PCManFM in
Lubuntu. Simply look in the left pane of the file manager for the
partition you wish to mount and click on it - it will be mounted and
its contents will show up in the main pane. Partitions show with their
labels if labelled, or their size if not.
Unless you require your Windows partition - or a NTFS/FAT32 partition
for data shared with Windows - mounted every time you boot up for one
of the reasons given below, mounting from the file manager in this way
should suffice.
If you are using a Wubi version of Ubuntu and you wish to browse the
host partition, you do not need to mount it - it is mounted already in
the "host" folder. Click on "File System" in the left pane of the
Nautilus file browser and then open the host folder which you will see
in the main pane.
Just Open Home folder from your Dash menu and you can see all partitions mounted under Devices:
Click on the needed drive and copy files/folders thw way you want to your Ubuntu drive
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:41
kamilkamil
5,26062954
add a comment |
yes of course you can acccess windows NTFS/FAT32 partitions from Ubuntu
From help.ubuntu.com:
Using the File Manager For those using a desktop version of Ubuntu, or
one of its offical derivatives, the easiest and quickest way of
mounting NTFS or FAT32 partitions is from the file manager: Nautilus
in Ubuntu, Thunar in Xubuntu, Dolphin in Kubuntu and PCManFM in
Lubuntu. Simply look in the left pane of the file manager for the
partition you wish to mount and click on it - it will be mounted and
its contents will show up in the main pane. Partitions show with their
labels if labelled, or their size if not.
Unless you require your Windows partition - or a NTFS/FAT32 partition
for data shared with Windows - mounted every time you boot up for one
of the reasons given below, mounting from the file manager in this way
should suffice.
If you are using a Wubi version of Ubuntu and you wish to browse the
host partition, you do not need to mount it - it is mounted already in
the "host" folder. Click on "File System" in the left pane of the
Nautilus file browser and then open the host folder which you will see
in the main pane.
Just Open Home folder from your Dash menu and you can see all partitions mounted under Devices:
Click on the needed drive and copy files/folders thw way you want to your Ubuntu drive
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:41
kamilkamil
5,26062954
add a comment |
yes of course you can acccess windows NTFS/FAT32 partitions from Ubuntu
From help.ubuntu.com:
Using the File Manager For those using a desktop version of Ubuntu, or
one of its offical derivatives, the easiest and quickest way of
mounting NTFS or FAT32 partitions is from the file manager: Nautilus
in Ubuntu, Thunar in Xubuntu, Dolphin in Kubuntu and PCManFM in
Lubuntu. Simply look in the left pane of the file manager for the
partition you wish to mount and click on it - it will be mounted and
its contents will show up in the main pane. Partitions show with their
labels if labelled, or their size if not.
Unless you require your Windows partition - or a NTFS/FAT32 partition
for data shared with Windows - mounted every time you boot up for one
of the reasons given below, mounting from the file manager in this way
should suffice.
If you are using a Wubi version of Ubuntu and you wish to browse the
host partition, you do not need to mount it - it is mounted already in
the "host" folder. Click on "File System" in the left pane of the
Nautilus file browser and then open the host folder which you will see
in the main pane.
Just Open Home folder from your Dash menu and you can see all partitions mounted under Devices:
Click on the needed drive and copy files/folders thw way you want to your Ubuntu drive
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:41
kamilkamil
5,26062954
yes of course you can acccess windows NTFS/FAT32 partitions from Ubuntu
From help.ubuntu.com:
Using the File Manager For those using a desktop version of Ubuntu, or
one of its offical derivatives, the easiest and quickest way of
mounting NTFS or FAT32 partitions is from the file manager: Nautilus
in Ubuntu, Thunar in Xubuntu, Dolphin in Kubuntu and PCManFM in
Lubuntu. Simply look in the left pane of the file manager for the
partition you wish to mount and click on it - it will be mounted and
its contents will show up in the main pane. Partitions show with their
labels if labelled, or their size if not.
Unless you require your Windows partition - or a NTFS/FAT32 partition
for data shared with Windows - mounted every time you boot up for one
of the reasons given below, mounting from the file manager in this way
should suffice.
If you are using a Wubi version of Ubuntu and you wish to browse the
host partition, you do not need to mount it - it is mounted already in
the "host" folder. Click on "File System" in the left pane of the
Nautilus file browser and then open the host folder which you will see
in the main pane.
Just Open Home folder from your Dash menu and you can see all partitions mounted under Devices:
Click on the needed drive and copy files/folders thw way you want to your Ubuntu drive
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:41
kamilkamil
5,26062954
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:41
kamilkamil
5,26062954
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:41
kamilkamil
5,26062954
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:41
kamilkamil
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5,26062954
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Yes, just mount the windows partition from which you want to copy files. Drag and drop the files on to your Ubuntu desktop. That's all.
Mounting a partition can be done manually or automatically,
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount dev/sdaX /media/windows # X partition number.
Now your windows partition should be mounted inside /media/windows directory.
After you clicked on the corresponding partition icon(which was on the unity), it get automatically mounted inside /media/$USER directory. To copy files from windows partition to Ubuntu desktop, you have to run these command,
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder ~/Desktop #To copy a folder to your Ubuntu desktop
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder/* ~/Desktop #To copy all the files inside that folder to Ubuntu desktop
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder/filename ~/Desktop #To copy specific file to your Ubuntu desktop
xxxxxxx - label name of the Windows partition.
edited Mar 13 '14 at 10:04
Danatela
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answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:26
Avinash RajAvinash Raj
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4
Please add example commands else your answer would be considered as comment.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 9:33
Good. Now let the downvoters redecide.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 10:05
add a comment |
Yes, just mount the windows partition from which you want to copy files. Drag and drop the files on to your Ubuntu desktop. That's all.
Mounting a partition can be done manually or automatically,
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount dev/sdaX /media/windows # X partition number.
Now your windows partition should be mounted inside /media/windows directory.
After you clicked on the corresponding partition icon(which was on the unity), it get automatically mounted inside /media/$USER directory. To copy files from windows partition to Ubuntu desktop, you have to run these command,
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder ~/Desktop #To copy a folder to your Ubuntu desktop
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder/* ~/Desktop #To copy all the files inside that folder to Ubuntu desktop
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder/filename ~/Desktop #To copy specific file to your Ubuntu desktop
xxxxxxx - label name of the Windows partition.
edited Mar 13 '14 at 10:04
Danatela
9,30493264
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:26
Avinash RajAvinash Raj
52.2k41168219
4
Please add example commands else your answer would be considered as comment.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 9:33
Good. Now let the downvoters redecide.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 10:05
add a comment |
Yes, just mount the windows partition from which you want to copy files. Drag and drop the files on to your Ubuntu desktop. That's all.
Mounting a partition can be done manually or automatically,
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount dev/sdaX /media/windows # X partition number.
Now your windows partition should be mounted inside /media/windows directory.
After you clicked on the corresponding partition icon(which was on the unity), it get automatically mounted inside /media/$USER directory. To copy files from windows partition to Ubuntu desktop, you have to run these command,
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder ~/Desktop #To copy a folder to your Ubuntu desktop
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder/* ~/Desktop #To copy all the files inside that folder to Ubuntu desktop
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder/filename ~/Desktop #To copy specific file to your Ubuntu desktop
xxxxxxx - label name of the Windows partition.
edited Mar 13 '14 at 10:04
Danatela
9,30493264
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:26
Avinash RajAvinash Raj
52.2k41168219
Yes, just mount the windows partition from which you want to copy files. Drag and drop the files on to your Ubuntu desktop. That's all.
Mounting a partition can be done manually or automatically,
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount dev/sdaX /media/windows # X partition number.
Now your windows partition should be mounted inside /media/windows directory.
After you clicked on the corresponding partition icon(which was on the unity), it get automatically mounted inside /media/$USER directory. To copy files from windows partition to Ubuntu desktop, you have to run these command,
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder ~/Desktop #To copy a folder to your Ubuntu desktop
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder/* ~/Desktop #To copy all the files inside that folder to Ubuntu desktop
cp /media/$USER/xxxxxxx/folder/filename ~/Desktop #To copy specific file to your Ubuntu desktop
xxxxxxx - label name of the Windows partition.
edited Mar 13 '14 at 10:04
Danatela
9,30493264
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:26
Avinash RajAvinash Raj
52.2k41168219
edited Mar 13 '14 at 10:04
Danatela
9,30493264
edited Mar 13 '14 at 10:04
Danatela
9,30493264
edited Mar 13 '14 at 10:04
Danatela
9,30493264
9,30493264
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:26
Avinash RajAvinash Raj
52.2k41168219
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:26
Avinash RajAvinash Raj
52.2k41168219
answered Mar 13 '14 at 9:26
Avinash RajAvinash Raj
52.2k41168219
52.2k41168219
4
Please add example commands else your answer would be considered as comment.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 9:33
Good. Now let the downvoters redecide.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 10:05
add a comment |
4
Please add example commands else your answer would be considered as comment.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 9:33
Good. Now let the downvoters redecide.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 10:05
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4
Please add example commands else your answer would be considered as comment.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 9:33
Please add example commands else your answer would be considered as comment.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 9:33
Good. Now let the downvoters redecide.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 10:05
Good. Now let the downvoters redecide.
– Danatela
Mar 13 '14 at 10:05
add a comment |
If running an emulation of Ubuntu,
Be sure to check for a mnt folder located in root. There you may find your drives.
mnt folder
answered 10 hours ago
Patrick WashingtonPatrick Washington
1
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If running an emulation of Ubuntu,
Be sure to check for a mnt folder located in root. There you may find your drives.
mnt folder
answered 10 hours ago
Patrick WashingtonPatrick Washington
1
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If running an emulation of Ubuntu,
Be sure to check for a mnt folder located in root. There you may find your drives.
mnt folder
answered 10 hours ago
Patrick WashingtonPatrick Washington
1
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If running an emulation of Ubuntu,
Be sure to check for a mnt folder located in root. There you may find your drives.
mnt folder
answered 10 hours ago
Patrick WashingtonPatrick Washington
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answered 10 hours ago
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answered 10 hours ago
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It should be easy, is there any problem?
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