# Windows copy from file share

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-copy-from-file-share/19083>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [August 21, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-copy-from-file-share/19083 "2015-08-21T19:09:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![brandon.r.marick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecc23a/32.png) [@brandon.r.marick](https://forum.ansible.com/u/brandon.r.marick)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-copy-from-file-share/19083/1 "2015-08-21T19:09:53Z")

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Has anyone started working on a module for copying files from a file share?

I need to copy files of size greater than 3Mb to a remote system.  
I want to ensure I am not duplicating anyone else work.

Thank you,

Brandon Marick  
Intel Corporation

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**Author:** ![j.r.hawkesworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@j.r.hawkesworth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/j.r.hawkesworth)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-copy-from-file-share/19083/2 "2015-08-21T20:52:40Z")

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No but… I suggest you take a look at Trond Hindenes’ (not yet merged) win\_package which I believe can install files from a network share.

[https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/713](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/713)

You are likely to have to pass username and passord to avoid the second hop issue.

Alternatively, set up a web server and fetch files using win\_get\_url

Hope this helps,

Jon