How to Share Folders in Ubuntu 12.04 Guest with Windows 7 Host using VirtualBox VM

How to Share Folders in Ubuntu 12.04 Guest with Windows 7 Host using Oracle VM VirtualBox

1. Start Ubuntu in virtual box
2. Oracle VM Virtualbox Manager > Settings > Shared folders or
3. Ubuntu VM Window > Devices > Shared folders
4. Add shared folder
5. Select folder path in Windows
6. Check make permanent
7. Check Auto-mount
8. OK

1. Go to Ubuntu OS
2. “Guest Additions” must be installed
3. Open terminal
4. Type in: Cd /media
5. Press Enter
6. Type in: pwd
7. Enter
8. Type in: sudo mkdir name_of_Shared_folder_selected
9. Enter
10. Will prompt for password; enter password > Enter
11. Directory created in Ubuntu media folder
12. Type in: sudo mount –t vboxsf name_of_shared_folder_selected /media/ name_of_shared_folder_selected
13. Exit terminal

1. Open media > name_of_shared_folder_selected
2. Files can now be moved from Ubuntu to windows and vice versa through the  “name_of_shared_folder_selected” folder
3. Done

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