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A cross-platform tool for sharing files over a local network.

NitroShare is a Qt application that simplifies the task of transferring files from one device to another on a local network. Shareboxes can be added to the desktop which act as drop targets for files and directories.

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How to install latest version of Nitroshare on Ubuntu?

I am using Ubuntu 14.04. How to install and configure the latest version of NitroShare on Ubuntu. I would like to know how to install it from PPA and from source.
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Is Nitroshare transfer limited to a certain file size?

I have recently seen Nitroshare promoted on this site and have installed it in Ubuntu (Xubuntu 12.10) and Win7. I was able to transfer files but only up to a certain size. I have not tested with very large files, up to 60 MB it worked, but an…
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Are there other applications beside Nitroshare to send files between computers on the same LAN?

I have tried Nitroshare and had appreciated the simple way to install in order to transfer files between my devices with different OS-es. But, given the fact that Nitroshare has some bug/limitation (as reported here) I would like to know if there…
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How to remove Nitroshare from Ubuntu 15.10

I would like to uninstall Nitroshare from ubuntu 15.10. But after installation the program does not show up as installed program in the software center. How to uninstall Nitroshare?
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Install Nitroshare on Lubuntu 20.04 LTS

I have tried to install Nitroshare on Lubuntu 20.04 LTS using (How to install latest version of Nitroshare on Ubuntu?) but it does not work. How do I install Nitroshare to my Lubuntu 20.04 LTS? If this is not possible, what (cross platform)…
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Nitroshare Folder Corruption During Transfer

When I transfer an Audacity data folder & AUP file using Nitroshare the AUP file will not open. I get an error that Audacity can not locate the data folder. I have checked the data folder to find that it has been changed (extra folders installed &…
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NitroShare and UFW firewall

I have installed NitroShare 0.3.1* on Ubuntu 18.10 and 0.3.4 on Windows 7. I can transfer files in either direction with UFW firewall off, but not with it on. I assumed that I needed to add some rules to UFW and tried this for the Transfer port and…
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NitroShare: "Unable to listen on Port 40818"

I have just installed NitroShare on both Ubuntu and Win10. I keep getting the error message "Unable to listen on Port 40818" on both machines. So I guess I have to open port 40818 which I assumingly have to do on my router ("Fritz!Box"). However, I…
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