I desperately need to share a folder between openSUSE Tumbleweed KDE 64Bit and Windows 10 Pro 64Bit.
Both computer desktops are on different networks.
I use openSUSE desktop and VNC into Windows 10 desktop.
Again they are not on the same network.
Is there some easy method to share a folder between the two desktops?
Looked at Google Drive but it’s not working on my openSUSE.
Let me know, thanks!
It’s most likely not openSUSE but your Google account settings. I don’t use Google Drive anymore, but it still works. IIRC I had to create an app password for it in my Google account.
Dropbox perhaps? If not look for other Linux-friendly cloud solutions.
Without knowing your specific environments, and whether you administrate these it’s difficult to advise further. A VPN might be a suitable way to securely connect these machines in a way that then allows file sharing as if they were on the same LAN for example.
Depends on the OP’s requirements I guess. I don’t have need for such service currently, but if I did I might consider also setting up my own cloud-based system (eg owncloud, Nextcloud…)
Purpose of sharing folder between openSUSE and VNC’ed Win 10 is the following:
I wish to make a small 2D game using Windows version of Unity game engine.
(all done on my Linux desktop)
The VNC software has some support for sharing files, but it’s awful.
Just want a folder on both computer desktops where I can share files between them.
Thanks!
P.S. - Don’t even try to mention there is a Linux version of Unity game engine - it’s garbage!
I would like to get Google Drive working on my openSUSE.
I checked my Google Drive account and it does list KDE but there is only the option to “Disconnect from Drive”?
The problem is after a short period of time the Google Drive Linux folder in Network is not accessible anymore?
I do run a VPN on both desktops, but I don’t think that’s the issue.
Hi
If it’s anything like GNOME it shows up in settings on what to allow, enabled some folders and it shows up in Nautilus, I would expect something in Plasma settings and Dolphin?
Well, cloud-based file sharing is the easiest option, but if you don’t mind a bit of configuration, you could consider using SFTP. If you wanted to access the Windows host from the Linux host for example, you would need to have an SSH server (eg openSSH) running on the Windows machine, and configure SSH port forwarding in the firewall. The use of SSH cryptographic keys is preferred over username and password authentication for strong security.
Windows host----Firewall<public IP address>-----INTERNET----<public IP address>Firewall----Linux host
The same applies if you want to access the Linux filesystem from the Windows machine. It would have an SSH server active and the requisite service allowed through the firewall. Windows can use WinSCP for a GUI file manager (that’s what I use). Dolphin uses the sftp:// protocol natively. Hope that’s enough info for you to make sense of this.
Had a look again, and it works fine here. Tested adding a folder, some files, deleting them, no problems. The settings I mentioned are in your Google account, not specificly in Drive. Also checked firewall as a possible culprit, but that’s out of the question. Can you please show
zypper lr -d
FWIW: I used to have “application passwords” active in Google, but in 2017 I switched to 2 Factor Authentication. And recreating the Gdrive connection also asked for an authenticator confirmation.
The fact that you get an ‘Unknown error’ message makes me think that there’s some setting in your Google account.