

This provides access to anyone on your local network to access these files. Now, you can access the shared folder in “This PC” or “My Computer” under “Network Location” section. Now you will see this screen, just click next. Now add the location in the following manner: Entering Server Address In my case, IP address of Linux machine is 192.168.0.102 and folder I’ve shared is share. IP address of Linux machine by entering ip a command. Now it’s time to enter server address and the name of folder which we’ve shared.
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Adding New ConnectionĬlick on “next” button. On Windows, right click on “This PC” or “My Computer”, and select “Add a new connection”.

Now access the shared folder on Windows machine. To stop sharing a folder, just uncheck the Share this folder option. You’ll see that the folder icon have been changed to show that it has been shared. Option for guest access can be checked as well. You can also allow other users to edit the files in the shared folder. When you check the option of Share this folder, you’ll see option of Create Share available for you. Possible troubleshoot: If you are prompted about Sharing service not being installed, like in the screenshot below, just click on Install service and follow the instructions. Just check the option of Share this folder: When you click on Local Network Share, you will see the option of sharing the folder. Either log out and log in back or use the command below: nautilus -q Possible troubleshoot: If you do not see the option of Local Network Share in right click menu, open a terminal and use the following command to install nautlius-share: sudo apt-get install nautilus-share You’ll have to do some settings on both Windows and Ubuntu. Share folders on local network without password We’ll see both methods in this post and will let you decide which one you would prefer to use.
