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====== Setting up File Sharing in X2GoClient ====== | ====== Setting up File Sharing in X2GoClient ====== | ||
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+ | The following screenshots were made using [[http:// | ||
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+ | <note important> | ||
+ | ===== Session Setup ===== | ||
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+ | ==== First, let's create a New Session ==== | ||
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+ | For this example, we'll be using MATE as Desktop Environment (see [[doc: | ||
+ | Feel free to use any other of the supported DEs, or Published Application/ | ||
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+ | ==== Adding Shared Folders ==== | ||
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+ | === Go to the " | ||
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+ | === Navigate to the Folder you Wish to Add === | ||
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+ | For this example, we'll be using the '' | ||
+ | Feel free to use any other folder that your local Windows user account has access to. | ||
+ | Click '' | ||
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+ | === Add the Selected Folder to the List of Available Shares === | ||
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+ | If you've ever used PuTTY and its port forwarding feature, this step might already be familiar to you. | ||
+ | You need to add the folder you just selected to the list of available shares (the large, empty field that the red arrow points to). | ||
+ | Do this by clicking the '' | ||
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+ | === Use Automount and Port Forwarding === | ||
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+ | Make sure you've checked the '' | ||
+ | <note tip>If you decide against automounting, | ||
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+ | === Optionally activate Filename Charset Translation === | ||
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+ | Unless you're using the same charset on both the Windows client and the Linux server, you should check this box so filenames with special characters in them don't get mangled. | ||
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+ | ===== Running the Session ===== | ||
+ | === Navigate to your Home Directory === | ||
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+ | Once you're connected, you should see a symlink '' | ||
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+ | === Locate your Shared Folders == | ||
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+ | Inside the '' | ||
+ | Inside the '' | ||
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+ | === Compare Folder Contents === | ||
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+ | You can now navigate to one of the shared folders and access it like it was a local folder. All changes will be replicated instantly. Note that on the Linux side, you will always see file extensions (like '' | ||
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+ | ===== Manually mounting Shared Folders on Demand ===== | ||
+ | If you've decided against using the Automount feature, you will need to mount the Shared Folder(s) manually before you can use them. | ||
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+ | How you mount them manually depends on what checkboxes you checked under | ||
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+ | If you set X2GoClient to minimize into the system tray (any of the '' | ||
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+ | Right-click the session icon next to the clock, select the session name (in our example: '' | ||
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+ | If, instead, you have the X2GoClient window on your screen even with an active connection (noticeable by the two X2Go-related items in your taskbar, as highlighted by the two red arrows in the screenshot), | ||
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+ | From there, the steps are the same again for both variants: | ||
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+ | Click the name of the share (in our example: '' |