Getting files from Ubuntu to Windows via VMware

Question

I have files in Ubuntu which is running via VMware that I need to get to my Windows host machine. How do I transfer these files if I don't have VMware Tools installed?

Answer 1

Start up an sshd, ftpd or tftpd service in the Ubuntu system; then you can use WinScp, an FTP client or a tFTP client from your Windows box to transfer files. You only need to know the IP address for your Linux box as seen from the Windows box.

You could also set up samba in Linux so you could access the Linux machine's drives as Windows shares, but I had so many hassles last time I tried that, I chose to go for one of the other options.

Answer 2

Here's a simple one:

I use Dropbox to transfer files by installing the client on both the host and guest OS. Of course, this gets squiffy when I need to move big files, but it's dead simple.