Copy files between Windows OS and Fedora core installed in same computer.

[James Shaji]

Hi,
I have a PC with partitions installed with Windows 2000 and fedora core. I am unable to transfer files or view folder in Windows from Linux. Is it possible to view and transfer? I could do in Red Hat 7.x version.

Thanks
James

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

few options are available for you:
1. Use software like paragon's "mount everything". This software is installed on Windows and can see ext2,ext3 partitions (default in fedora). This software isn't free :(

2. If your windows' partition uses NTFS, then you must recompile your kernel while you add NTFS support to it or you can install RPM that does it for you.

3. You can create fat partition on your hard drive -hopefully you have some free space.Both Linux and Windows can see it.

[Ivan Ferreira]

Yes, but you must mount the device and, if its ntfs, you must add the kernel module to fedora.

If you have direct connection to Internet, use:

yum install kernel-module-ntfs-$(uname -r)

[Vipulinux]

Hi
Just do the following on linux

mount /dev/hdaX /tmp

hdaX is the windows partition you want to access.

Cheers
Vipul

[Bill Thorsteinson]

From linux mount the partition on
/mnt (not /tmp which contains temporary
files critical to operation of some tools.)
You may want to add mount points for your
windows partions to /etc/fstab and mount
them as needed or automatically.
Cat /etc/fstab to see if thay already exist.

For sharing to windows a fat32 partions works
well. There are also various tools which
will read and/or mount linux partitions.