How to Share Folders in Ubuntu 12.04 Guest with Windows 7
Host using Oracle VM VirtualBox
- Start Ubuntu in virtual box
- Oracle VM Virtualbox Manager > Settings > Shared
folders or
- Ubuntu VM Window > Devices > Shared folders
- Add shared folder
- Select folder path in Windows
- Check make permanent
- Check Auto-mount
- OK
- Go to Ubuntu OS
- “Guest Additions” must be installed
- Open terminal
- Type in: Cd /media
- Press Enter
- Type in: pwd
- Enter
- Type in: sudo mkdir name_of_Shared_folder_selected
- Enter
- Will prompt for password; enter password > Enter
- Directory created in Ubuntu media folder
- Type in: sudo mount –t vboxsf name_of_shared_folder_selected
/media/ name_of_shared_folder_selected
- Exit terminal
- Open media > name_of_shared_folder_selected
- Files can now be moved from Ubuntu to windows and vice versa
through the “name_of_shared_folder_selected” folder
- Done
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