If you have a NAS in your house, you will undoubtedly also want to access shared folders on it from Linux Mint. Or mount a shared Windows folder from a PC in Linux. Easy to exchange files quickly!
Network storage is just as common today as the time-honored USB hard drive once was. This makes sense, because what could be easier than central storage in your home network, so that you can access your files from any PC or other device? Of course, Linux Mint can also handle shared folders without any problems. Regardless of whether they are on a NAS or Windows computer. Linking is relatively simple. Start the Files program, found in the Start menu or – by default – on the “quick start” toolbar directly to the right of the start button. The icon that leads to Files looks like a green folder. In the window that opens, tap in the column on the left Network and wait a minute. You will then see all devices in your (home) network that offer a network folder for sharing.
Password options
Locate the PC or device containing the desired shared folder and double-click it. In the login window that opens, enter all the necessary information. Including at least a username and associated password of the shared folder (also called share). You will also find various options regarding remembering passwords. First there is Forgot your password immediately. Very safe, but it means that you have to enter username and password every time you open each shared folder. Even if you are already logged into the computer or NAS that shares the folders.
Also safe is the option Remember password until you log outbut also a lot more user-friendly. You can now simply browse through all the shared folders that fall under the account you just signed up for. When you log out of your account or switch off the computer, the login details are forgotten. The last option – Remember forever – is very user-friendly, but also the least secure. Only use it on a computer where only you are always behind it.
Whichever option you choose, you can now browse the contents of the shared folders just like local folders. All copy, delete and move actions work as usual, for example by dragging. This way you can easily share files and folders with other systems. With or without using the NAS as an intermediate station.
Disconnect
To disconnect from a paired device, click the small button behind the network device. The copy in the form of a pyramid with a dash underneath. Ready. Shutting down the computer is also an option. Incidentally, Linux Mint does not have an automount option, whereby previously registered shared folders are automatically available after a system restart. You could do something via the command prompt, but that goes too far for this article. Why did the makers of Linux Mint choose not to make that option available through an easily switchable option? Well, Linux developers also have their whims…
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