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I'm trying to copy a large file (14 Gb) from a remote desktop running "ubuntu" to a local machine "Windows 10"

but after it finishes copy, I find that the copied size is only 1.6 Gb !!

I tried the solution of activating drives in local resources within the remote desktop window but still not working, any other solutions?

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  • Sometimes a "push", i.e. logging in remotely to the Ubuntu machine and using it's file-copy works better, and sometimes a "pull", i.e. using the Windows copy method works better.

  • You can set up the Ubuntu machine as a SFTP (or SSH) server and receive the file on Windows with WinSCP or PuTTY, which is also included in WinSCP. This may require opening ports through firewalls.

  • You can set up FTP service on the Ubuntu PC and download from a Windows browser or command line. Not only might this require additional ports through firewalls, some system administrators consider FTP a risk and might forbid it.

  • Finally, try working outside the box.

    • Use a free file sharing site. Google currently has a 15 GB limit (which cuts it close), Mega offers 35 GB for a month's trial (which you'd likely need to cancel, or pay),
    • Break the file into pieces in Ubuntu and concatenate the fragments in Windows.
    • Sneaker net; i.e., have someone onsite put the file on a USB drive or XD card and send it to you. At one place I worked, we regularly received HHD's with 300 GB of data... it was far more reliable than using the internet, at that time.
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