

In the Mount point field, enter either a letter if you’re using a Windows client or a folder name if you’re using a Linux client, under which the OS will try to mount your folder. Host preparation If you want to share your hosts c: drive, allow c: to be shared (e.g. Run these two executables there, theyll add and/or overwrite some files. Enable Auto-mount if it’s not active so that you won’t have to mount the folder manually each time in the client OS.ħ. Copy netshar.exe and wg1049.exe to the NET directory. Make sure Read-only is disabled if you want both host and client to have read and write access to its contents.Ħ. Choose the path of the actual folder that will be shared in Folder Path.ĥ. Click on the icon with the Plus sign to add a new shared folder.ģ. Simply copy all of the files you want to transfer to a flash drive and then switch control to the virtual machine using the VirtualBox menu. VirtualBox lets you give control of a USB device to the virtual machine. To use shared folders in VirtualBox clients, open your VM’s settings:Ģ. One easy way to transfer files is by using a USB flash drive. To enable copying text between the host and guest machines, first make sure the virtual machine for which you want to enable the setting is powered off. You can copy and move files to and from it, then detach it from the VM to access its contents on the host PC. While the VM is active, find your flash drive in “Devices -> USB.” Choose it for it to detach from your host PC and attach to the guest OS.ĥ. In the Virtualbox guest window, Devices->USB Devices, select the usb drive.
