How to Move Files between SMB Shares

[Griff1324]

I need to move files from one SMB share to another SMB share.  How can I go about doing this using Putty and Midnight Commander?  The only instructions that I can find talk about moving data between disks and not shares.

 

Thanks.

[Squid]

Same concept.  Left panel set to /mnt/user/Sourcesharename/  Right panel to /mnt/user/Destinationsharename  Then move the folder(s)/files.

 

Or alternatively (albeit slower), do it through Windows.

Edited October 1, 2017 by Squid

[fanningert]

In this example I would like to move the file "movie" of your share "your_source_share" to the share "your_target_source".

1. Open Midnight commander
2. Select on the left side the source share (example: /mnt/user/your_source_share) and select on the right the target share (example: /mnt/user/your_target_share).
3. When you are on the left site, move the selector (green line) to the directory you like to move and press F6. And commit the MOVE popup with ENTER.
   

Hint: You can switch between left and right via the TAB key.

 

@Squid: You were a like bit faster.

Edited October 1, 2017 by fanningert

[RonUSMC]

@Griff1324 I did this when moving tons of files, but I ran into problems with copies on 2 different disks. I ran Fix Common Problems I think and it identified them.

 

The better method I found was using the UnBalance plugin. That allows you to do exactly what you asked and several other things.