I need to copy some files over to my linux vm from windows. Do I need to use ssh or samaba?

You haven't indicated which virtual software you are using so if it is virtualbox, read the link below. If it's something else I'm sure it will be similar and you should be able to find an answer with a simple web search.

http://www.howtogeek.com/187535/how-...guest-machine/

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if the virtualbox vm is set up properly (see the how to linked in the previous post), it should be possible without using the network (so no ssh, no samba).

@^mitchell

The easy way is to copy / upload files to e.g 'Google Drive' (Then you also have a backup).

The files can then be downloaded from any OS.

If you're using VirtualBox or VMWare, another option is to set up a shared folder.

See http://www.howtogeek.com/189974/how-...rtual-machine/.

Add that to Shared...
Write to/from ~/Documents/VboxShared/ all day long.

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Agree with this the files is on the cloud and what is needed is a web browser and internet connection.

I disagree with it as being the "easy way". It depends on an internet connection being available, can take time if huge files are involved, and is unnecessary given the built-in drag-and-drop and shared folders features of VirtualBox. We also have to get over this idea of the "cloud" being some sort of panacea - why transfer your files over to someone else's machine when you don't need to?

However, if we're going down the path of unnecessary abstraction, it introduces yet another way of transferring the files - copy them to a USB stick and then insert that stick into the VM and copy the files over.

True indeed, it would solely depends on how you want to do things.

Of course, if you are technical savvy enough to configure Samba, use SCP, use FTP or other way of doing things. Then there's no point of using other services of course. But since we don't know the expertise level of the OP, I pointed out the easy way.

If you have a lot of task in your hands, for me I would prefer the quickest and easy way. But if time is at my hand then of course I will do the other way.


WinSCP can also be used in this scenario to copy files from Windows to the Linux VM or vice versa.

Method #2:
from Linux host to Win guest.
Look for LQRocks under "My Computer"...
Do stuff.