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doc:howto:x2goclient-file-sharing [2017/01/26 13:55] stefanbaur [Running the Session] - Added info regarding file extensions and hidden files |
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+ | The following screenshots were made using [[http:// | ||
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===== Session Setup ===== | ===== Session Setup ===== | ||
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Make sure you've checked the '' | Make sure you've checked the '' | ||
+ | <note tip>If you decide against automounting, | ||
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+ | Unless you really know what you are doing, do **not** un-check '' | ||
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+ | //In theory,// it should be possible to un-check this box if there is no firewall or NAT routing between the Windows client and the Linux server. Note that // | ||
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+ | //In reality,// though, we've seen it fail more often than not, even when these conditions were met. | ||
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+ | The one reason why you might want to un-check it is a slight performance increase due to saving some overhead, especially when running over a VPN connection (wrapping TCP in TCP, just to wrap it in TCP again is of course less than ideal), but at present, it just isn't worth the additional setup and debug effort for the average user. | ||
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+ | **TL;DR:** If you don't have the faintest idea what the above paragraphs mean, don't un-check that box. | ||
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=== Optionally activate Filename Charset Translation === | === Optionally activate Filename Charset Translation === | ||
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- | Once you're connected, you should see a symlink '' | + | Once you're connected, you should see a symlink '' |
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+ | <note tip>If you decided against automounting, | ||
=== Locate your Shared Folders == | === Locate your Shared Folders == | ||
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Inside the '' | Inside the '' | ||
- | Inside the '' | + | Inside the '' |
=== Compare Folder Contents === | === 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 '' | 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: '' |