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Viewing shared folders on a Windows system

There are several ways you can view the list of shared folders on a system running a Microsoft Windows operating system (OS).

Method 1: Using Computer Management — Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Press the Windows key plus the X key (or you can press the Windows key plus the R key, type compmgmt.msc and press Enter.
In the left pane of the window, expand System Tools, then Shared Folders, and then select Shares. A list of all the active shared folders, their paths, and share names will appear in the right pane.

Method 2: Using Powershell

Open the Start menu, or use the Windows key and R, type PowerShell, and press Enter. Then type the command Get-SmbShare and press Enter. The command displays a table of all server message block (SMB) shares currently active on your machine.If you only want to see the directory path for a particular sharename, you can use a command such as Get-Smbshare -Name sharename where sharename is the relevant sharename. E.g., if the directory E:\Downloads was shared using the sharename Downloads.
```
PS C:\> Get-SMBShare -Name Downloads

Name      ScopeName Path         Description
----      --------- ----         -----------
Downloads *         E:\Downloads


PS C:\>
```

Method 3: Using Command Prompt

Open the File Explorer, which you can do by pressing the Windows key and E.
Click in the address bar field at the top of the File Explorer window.
Type \\localhost or \\127.0.0.1 and press Enter to see your computer's own shared directories over the network. The localhost name is a hostname that refers to the local system which is equivalent to the local loopback address of 127.0.0.1.

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Thu, Sep 17, 2026 2:52 pm

Checking on which Debian packages need updating and updating all of them

To check on which Debian packages may need updating and update all for which upgrades are available on an Ubuntu Linux system, you can take the following steps:

Update the package lists
Open a terminal window and fetch the latest information about available updates from the remote repositories:
```
sudo apt update
```
List packages with available updates
List every installed package that has a newer version ready to install:
```
apt list --upgradable
```
Simulate the update (optional)
Perform a dry run to see exactly which packages will be upgraded or installed without making any actual system changes:
```
sudo apt upgrade -s
```
Apply the updates
Upgrade all available packages to their latest versions:
```
sudo apt upgrade
```
To automatically perform distribution upgrades that may add or remove dependencies to complete the update, use sudo apt dist-upgrade or sudo apt full-upgrade instead.

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Mon, Sep 14, 2026 3:45 pm

Using winecfg to map a drive letter to a shared network folder

To map a drive letter in Wine to a network share, you can't type a \\server\share Universal Naming Convention directly into winecfg. Wine requires network shares to be mounted locally on your host operating system (OS), such as Linux or macOS, first. To mount a network share using the Server Message Block (SMB) communication protocol, take the following steps:

Mount the SMB Share on Your Host OS
Open a terminal window Mount the Windows network share to a local directory on your machine using cifs-utils.
```
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/WINSHARE
sudo mount -t cifs //IP_OR_HOSTNAME/SHARE_NAME /mnt/winshare -o username=USERNAME
```
Subsitute the name you wish to use for the mount point for WINSHARE, the IP address or hostname for IP_OR_HOSTNAME, the name of the share on the remote computer for SHARE_NAME, and the relevant username for USERNAME. E.g.:
```
alice@Wonderland:~$ sudo mkdir -p /mnt/borras_public
[sudo: authenticate] Password:               
ailce@Wonderland:~$ sudo mount -t cifs //borras/public /mnt/borras_public -o username=alice
Password for alice@//borras/public: 
alice@Wonderland:~$
```
Verify access by checking if the files appear:
```
ls /mnt/winshare
```
Open Wine Configuration
Launch the Wine configuration utility from the terminal window.
```
winecfg
```
(If using a specific prefix, issue the command WINEPREFIX=/path/to/prefix winecfg, instead).
Add a New Drive Letter
Select the Drives tab at the top of the winecfg window.
- Click the Add... button at the bottom.
- Select an available drive letter (e.g. Z:) from the drop-down menu and click OK.
Link the Drive to the Mount Point
With your new drive letter selected in the list:
- Locate the Target: input field near the bottom.
- Enter the path where you mounted the share (e.g., /mnt/winshare) or click Browse... to select it.
- (Optional) Click Show Advanced and set the drive Type to Network drive.
Apply and Test
To verify the mapping was successful, open Wine's file manager:
```
wine winefile
```
Your mapped drive letter should now be visible and accessible under My Computer.

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Sun, Sep 13, 2026 1:43 pm

Sharing a folder on an Ubuntu Linux system using SMB

You can share a folder on an Ubuntu Linux system with Windows systems using Server Message Block (SMB) by installing Samba, a free and open-source software package. If Samba isn't installed, you can install it as a Debian package with the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install samba

You can verify that the Samba service is running with the command sudo systemctl status smbd; you should see "active (running)".

alice@Wonderland:~$ sudo systemctl status smbd
● smbd.service - Samba SMB Daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/smbd.service; enabled; preset: ena>
     Active: active (running) since Sat 2026-09-12 17:09:53 EDT; 4min 16s ago
 Invocation: 4c72abe09deb445d91cb063be76afc0b
       Docs: man:smbd(8)
             man:samba(7)
             man:smb.conf(5)
   Main PID: 540371 (smbd)
     Status: "smbd: ready to serve connections..."
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 151234)
     Memory: 10M (peak: 11.1M)
        CPU: 161ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/smbd.service
             ├─540371 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
             ├─540388 "smbd: notifyd" .
             └─540389 "smbd: cleanupd "

Sep 12 17:09:52 Wonderland systemd[1]: Starting smbd.service - Samba SMB Daemon...
Sep 12 17:09:53 Wonderland update-apparmor-samba-profile[540361]: grep: /etc/appa>
Sep 12 17:09:53 Wonderland update-apparmor-samba-profile[540367]: diff: /etc/appa>
Sep 12 17:09:53 Wonderland systemd[1]: Started smbd.service - Samba SMB Daemon.
alice@Wonderland:~$

Once Samba is installed, you will need to edit the Samba configuration file, smb.conf, to define the shared folder.

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Fri, Sep 11, 2026 3:31 pm

Installing Disney Dreamlight Valley on a Nintendo switch

To install Disney Dreamlight Valley on a Nintendo switch using a download code, take the following steps:

On the Nintendo switch, select Nintendo eShop from the menu.
When you are presented with a QR code, sccan it and use it to sign into your account at account.nintendo.com.
Select Enter Code and enter the download code.
After the code is confirmed, select Redeem.

If you have been playing the game on another system and want access to your Cloud Save data, select Cloud Save, then, on the Nintendo switch, log into your Disney Dreamlight Valley account and select OK. Then, when the software is downloaded to the switch, on the switch, log into your Disney Dreamlight Valley account then select OK. Then, when you see a window displaying your email address, and options to reset your password or unlink the account on the switch, do neither, but instead go back to the Disney Dreamlight Valley game, which is on the left side of the screen, and select Continue.

Disney Dreamlight Valley: How to Enable Cloud Saves for Cross-Progression
By: Greysun Morales
Date: September 6, 2022

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Thu, Sep 10, 2026 1:32 pm

Determining the Linux device name that maps to a drive under Wine

You can view the drive letter mappings used by a Wine prefix from a command-line interface (CLI) on a Linux system by opening a terminal window and entering the command ls -l ~/wineprefix/dosdevices/ where wineprefix is the relevant Wine prefix. E.g., ls -l ~/.wine-collectorz/dosdevices/, if the Wine prefix is .wine-collectorz. I can limit the output to just drive mappings with ls -l ~/.wine-collectorz/dosdevices | grep "[a-z]:" | grep -E '/dev/|/run/media', which pipes the output of the ls through two grep commands. The first looks for lines that have a drive letter, i.e., one of the lowercase letters a through z followed by a colon, e.g., c:, while the second then looks for those lines that have either "/dev/" or "/run/media" in them.

alice@Wonderland:~$ ls -l ~/.wine-collectorz/dosdevices | grep "[a-z]:" | grep -E '/dev/|/run/media'
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  8 May  4 16:29 d:: -> /dev/sdc
lrwxrwxrwx+1 alice alice  8 May  4 16:29 e:: -> /dev/sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  8 May  4 16:29 f:: -> /dev/sdd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  8 May  4 16:29 g:: -> /dev/sde
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  8 May  4 16:29 h:: -> /dev/sdf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 i:: -> /dev/sdi1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  8 May  4 16:29 j:: -> /dev/sdg
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  8 May  4 16:29 k:: -> /dev/sdh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 l:: -> /dev/sdg1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  8 May  4 16:29 m:: -> /dev/sdi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice 43 Aug 26 17:47 n: -> /run/media/alice/MS 3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 n:: -> /dev/sdg2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  8 May  4 16:29 o:: -> /dev/sdj
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice 47 Sep  3 19:49 p: -> /run/media/alice/Nifler
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 p:: -> /dev/sde1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 q:: -> /dev/sde2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 r:: -> /dev/sdc1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice 43 Jun 27 11:29 s: -> /run/media/alice/MS 2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 s:: -> /dev/sdc2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 t:: -> /dev/sdj1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 u:: -> /dev/sdh1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 v:: -> /dev/sdh2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice 48 Aug 26 17:47 w: -> /run/media/alice/Willow
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 w:: -> /dev/sdf1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 x:: -> /dev/sdd1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice 43 Jun 27 11:29 y: -> /run/media/alice/MS 1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 alice alice  9 May  4 16:29 y:: -> /dev/sdd2
alice@Wonderland:~$

I can use the lsblk -o name,mountpoint,label,size to see the connection between the device designations and the labels on drives.

alice@Wonderland:~$ lsblk -o name,mountpoint,label,size
NAME                        MOUNTPOINT                         LABEL        SIZE
loop0                       /snap/canonical-livepatch/406                  13.5M
loop1                                                                     201.3M
loop2                       /snap/celluloid/322                            21.9M
loop3                       /snap/cups/1238                                47.9M
loop4                       /snap/bare/5                                      4K
loop5                       /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/112                       8.3M
<text snipped>
sda                                                                          20T
├─sda1                                                                       16M
└─sda2                      /run/media/alice MS 4          20T
sdb                                                                        29.3G
└─sdb1                      /run/media/alice             29.3G
sdc                                                                        14.6T
├─sdc1                                                                      499M
├─sdc2                                                                      128M
├─sdc3                      /run/media/alice Windows     14.5T
└─sdc4                                                         Recovery    74.5G
sdd                                                                          20T
├─sdd1                                                                       16M
└─sdd2                      /run/media/alice MS Working    20T
sde                                                                        14.6T
└─sde1                      /run/media/alice Nifler      14.6T
sdf                                                                         4.5T
└─sdf1                      /run/media/alice Oak          4.5T
sdg                                                                        18.2T
├─sdg1                                                         EFI          200M
└─sdg2                      /run/media/alice MS 3        18.2T
sdh                                                                        25.5T
├─sdh1                                                         EFI          200M
└─sdh2                                                         MS 2        25.5T
sdi                                                                        25.5T
├─sdi1                                                         EFI          200M
└─sdi2                      /run/media/alice MS 1        25.5T
sdk                                                                        18.2T
├─sdk1                                                         EFI          200M
└─sdk2                      /run/media/alice YouTube     18.2T
sr0                                                                         4.1G
nvme0n1                                                                     1.8T
├─nvme0n1p1                 /boot/efi                                         1G
├─nvme0n1p2                 /boot                                             2G
└─nvme0n1p3                                                                 1.8T
  └─dm_crypt-0                                                              1.8T
    └─ubuntu--vg-ubuntu--lv /                                               1.8T
alice@Wonderland:~$

You can use the Wine Configuration Tool for a graphical user interface (GUI) view of drive mappings by using a command like WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.wine-collectorz winecfg.

alice@Wonderland:~$ WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.wine-collectorz winecfg
alice@Wonderland:~$

References:

How do I list Wine drive letter mappings?
By: Rovanion
Date: February 27, 2023
Stack Exchange - Unix & Linux

Creating and using a Wine prefix on an Ubuntu Linux system
Date: July 31, 2026

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Wed, Sep 09, 2026 8:03 pm

Registry values for Collectorz Movie Collector running under Wine

I needed to check the version and some other values for the Collectorz Windows desktop version of its Movie Collector database program which was running under Wine on a Linux system. You can view values that are stored in the Windows Registry under a Wine prefix by entering a command similar to

WINEPREFIX=$HOME/wineprefix wine
regedit

where wineprefix is the name of the Wine prefix. E.g., WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.wine-collectorz wine regedit. You can find the registry keys for Movie Collector under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie

You can check specific keys with reg query commands like the ones below, where the Wine prefix is .wine-collectorz, which show the version of Movie Collector, the location of the currently specified database, and the location where backups will be stored.

alice@Wonderland:~$ WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.wine-collectorz wine reg query "HKCU\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Version info" /v Version

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Version info
    Version    REG_SZ    23.3.5

alice@Wonderland:~$ WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.wine-collectorz wine reg query "HKCU\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Databases" /v CurrentDatabase

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Databases
    CurrentDatabase    REG_SZ    T:\Movie Collector\Movies.mvc

alice@Wonderland:~$ WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.wine-collectorz wine reg query "HKCU\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Folders" /v Backup

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Folders
    Backup    REG_SZ    I:\Movie Collector\Backup\

alice@Wonderland:~$

References:

Collectorz.com® Movie Collector for Windows - Getting Started
Collectorz.com

Creating and using a Wine prefix on an Ubuntu Linux system
Date: July 31, 2026
Windows Reg Query Command
Date: October 1, 2016

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