This guide will walk you through steps on how to setup a VirtualBox shared folder inside your Ubuntu Server guest. Mounting VirtualBox shared folders on Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS I will no longer respond to the replies to this gist. Please consider switching to the updated guide instead. Update : This guide is ALREADY OUTDATED and might no longer work with new versions of Ubuntu and VirtualBox. Result: Shortcuts to your shared folders, used for accessing your local Macintosh, appear on the Windows desktop.Update 28 July 2019: An updated version of this guide for Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS is now available. Result: A message pops up:ĭo you want the shortcut to be created on your desktop instead? Right click on each shared folder name, and select Create Shortcut.You should see a mapped drive, with a drive letter, such as: Shared folders on '.host' (Z:)
Create a shortcut to the shared folders on your Windows image desktop:.Select OK to close the Settings dialog box.Result: The drop-down menu for Path reflects Desktop. In the dialog box that opens, select the Desktop icon in the left-hand panel, then press Open.In the drop-down menu for Path, select Choose.In the drop-down menu for path, leave the default value, with the home icon and your username.Add user home as the Name of the shared folder.for the user's home directory on the Macintosh:.Under the left hand panel, select the plus sign, then select Add Shared Folder.Place a check next to Enabled, and Enabled at Power On.From the panel on the left, select Shared Folders.Follow the menu path Virtual Machine > Settings.The instructions detail adding a shortcut to the user's home directory on the Macintosh, as well as the user's Macintosh desktop.
These instructions pertain to turning on Shared Folders, in a Windows XP VMware image, installed on Macintosh. For example, I need to open a BrioQuery file that I've saved on my Mac. How can I access my local Macintosh hard drive from within my VMware Windows XP image? I want to access files on my Desktop or in my Documents directory, amongst other places. Turn on Shared Folders for VMWare Fusion Question
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