Answer by Regis for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows over the...
I use SSHFS-Win(which is part of the core project WinFsp.dev).Today in 2023, I run on Win 7 (yes) the current latest versions :SSHFS-Win 2021.1 Beta2 (sshfs-win-3.7.21011-x64.msi) (requires...
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scp (in PuTTY's PSCP or WinSCP), WebDAV, or rsync are probably your best options.Set (as a scheduled task) and forget!+1 for a Mom who's nagging you about providing you with an offsite-backup!
View ArticleAnswer by dmityugov for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows over...
Use rsync for Windows to backup data on your Windows machine
View ArticleAnswer by dmityugov for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows over...
You can also install Windows Services for UNIX on your Windows machine and access your Linux box via NFS
View ArticleAnswer by dmityugov for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows over...
rsync does not actually mount a filesystem but nonetheless lets you list contents of directories and transfer files to and from a Linux machine.rsync for Windows can be found, for example, in rsync.zip...
View ArticleAnswer by Greg Meehan for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows...
An alternate suggestion that might help - It seems as though you might be over complicating the issue. There are multiple simple backup utilities for Windows, not withstanding your Norton solution....
View ArticleAnswer by nioq for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows over the...
This doesn't really answer the question but I'm a fan of Mozy for off-site backup.Unlike Dropbox (which I do like too for sharing/syncing files), your files can be in any combination of...
View ArticleAnswer by Joe Holloway for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows...
This doesn't directly answer your question, but perhaps an alternative solution for your offline backup setup.Have you looked at JungleDisk and DropBox? These are fairly inexpensive "cloud" solutions...
View ArticleAnswer by Nick for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows over the...
Seems like a sensible idea to me. I've done this before.There is a slight snag in that your local windows machine is probably already running it's own file sharing server (so you can't bind to...
View ArticleAnswer by Bill K for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows over the...
I just tested WinSCP for you, it works with nothing but an open SSH port on the server--was very straight-forward.It doesn't allow a true mount from looks of things, it gives you one of those...
View ArticleAnswer by Kyle Hodgson for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows...
(note: is this a serverfault.com question?)I use a VPN for this. The file server runs poptop. Windows machines connect to it via the built in VPN client. SAMBA to share the folder, and voila. Use WINS...
View ArticleAnswer by Andrew Hare for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows...
Your approach might work but WebDAV might fit the bill as well.
View ArticleAnswer by njsf for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows over the...
If you prefer a commercial version (because of the suppport) to Dokan-SSH, you can try ExpanDrive for Windows ExpanDrive for Windows website
View ArticleAnswer by Kyle for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows over the...
I use a VPN for this. The file server runs poptop. Windows machines connect to it via the built in VPN client. SAMBA to share the folder, and voila.Use WINS for naming for extra credit so the Windows...
View ArticleAnswer by David Pashley for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows...
You could look at webdav over https. Apache and mod_webdav should work fairly easily. You might have file permission problems though with everything being owned by the webserver user.
View ArticleAnswer by Mike Mazur for Best way to mount a Linux filesystem on Windows over...
It looks like there is a package that supports sshfs on Windows, it's called Dokan:http://dokan-dev.net/en/EDIT: in light of your recent edit you may find PSCP sufficient. PSCP is a command-line scp...
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I was going to attempt Samba over SSH, any better ideas?Edit:My mom has been bugging me to do some offsite backing up of her files. She currently uses Norton Ghost. I have a VPS that I use for some...
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