How to Share Linux Project Files with Windows via Samba and Dropbox
The Problem I run a Linux machine as my main workstation and occasionally need to access project files from a Windows PC. I also wanted those files backed up to Dropbox without having to manually copy anything or change where my Dropbox folder lives. The solution I settled on: share the folder over the local network from Linux, give the Linux machine a permanent address so the connection never breaks, map it as a drive on Windows, then trick Dropbox into backing it up by pointing it at that drive. ...