My problem is that I need to backup the files on my Linux machine to my Windows laptop. My external hard drive died, and so backing up to an external drive is out of the question for the time being. These are the methods I've tried:SambaSamba with Gadwin GUIWindows Shared Folder, Wirelessly (I can't access it, even though both machines indicate a connection)I don't want to try Samba again, because it's just too complex for me -- the 15-odd tutorials I used were either incomplete or assumed too much knowledge on the part of the reader. I've spent about 8 hours trying to make it work and I give up.I've heard that you can connect two computers with an ethernet cable. Only problem is that it's not a cross-over cable, and I don't have a router, so they would have to be directly connected with a regular rj-45 cable.I don't want to upload files to the cloud, because I have a lot of files to transfer and want it to be speedy.
Transfer files between Windows and Linux machines?
samba;ethernet;file transfer
NitroShare may be able to do what you're looking for. It is a small app that allows files to quickly be sent between machines on the same network.Once installed on both your Linux and Windows machines, the two machines should automatically discover each other. Use the menu in the system tray to send a file or directory to a specific machine on the network:Download links are available here.