Hi, Mark. I have one setup like that too (XP to Linux). You can use any one of these excellent products in Windows to transfer to Linux:
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2011/06/windows-sftp-scp-clients/ At the same time, an answer might depend on your network settings and security requirements. Some of the other suggestions you got would also work. Personally, since I already have Firefox on the XP machine and an FTP server on the Linux machine, I simply added a FF extension called FireFTP and it allows me to move files securely from one OS to another. The instructions are easy for making a link from the XP desktop to FireFTP, so that setting up a link on the XP desktop, which immediately fires up FF and the FireFTP program opened with access to your XP desktop folder, you can select files from the XP directory and send them to Linux server: http://fireftp.mozdev.org/help.html Using that link, click on the "support" link on top and then look at "Installation" section, where you see some FAQ. The fourth question gives an answer with easy instructions. Something like that is really a secure way of doing it, and you don't have to mess with installing other systems for such an easy task. Although using the handy built-in VM feature for Shared Folders may be easier, it would be less secure to connect your directories, I believe. But, again, your security requirements will probably be the deciding factor in this functionality. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark LaPierre [mailto:marklap...@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 6:31 PM > To: Mail List VirtualBox > Subject: [VBox-users] File transfer to host > > Hey All, > > What is the easiest method for transferring a file off a VirtualBox Win > XP machine to the host Linux system? > > -- > _ > °v° > /(_)\ > ^ ^ Mark LaPierre > Registerd Linux user No #267004 > https://linuxcounter.net/ > **** > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
