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1. #Virtualbox ubuntu shared folder how to
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These mounting instructions work on all Linux distributions. Using this command to mount VirtualBox shared folder on Ubuntu / Debian will automatically enable read/write permissions for the current user. Replace ShareName with Folder Name from the first picture and NewFolder with desired folder name (could be same as ShareName). Sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=$UID,gid=$(id -g) ShareName NewFolder Alternatively, you may manually mount VirtualBox shared folder on Ubuntu or Linux, anytime, using the following command: You may also check "Make Permanent" if you want the mounting to stick on reboot. Now what if, you did not automount the shared folder? You may go to Device-> Shared Folder Settings, edit the shared folder, and enable Auto-mount. Symlinked Vbox Shared Folder In Xubuntu Manually Mount VBox Shared Folder on Ubuntu Once done, you will have a symbolic link created to the Vbox VM shared folder in your home directory as shown below. Also, replace htpcbeginner with your username. Note that /media/htpcbeginner/sf_Share could be /media/sf_Share depending on how your Linux OS mounts VBox shared folder. Sudo ln -s /media/htpcbeginner/sf_Share /home/htpcbeginner/Share For easy access / convenience, you may create a symbolic link to the mounted shared folder in your home folder: Once done, the user will have read/write access to the VBox shared folder. Of course, replace USER with your username. To mount VirtualBox shared folder on Ubuntu and access everything within the shared folder as the user, in this example htpcbeginner, you will have to manually add the user to vboxsf group using the following command: But this can be inconvenient and you may want to the current user (you) to be able to access the files without having to enable root or opening your file explorer with root privileges. Therefore, you need to enable root (administrator privileges) to access the shared files. The shared folder is mounted with 770 permissions with root user and vboxsf as the group. You may encounter permissions issues when trying to access VirtualBox shared folder on Ubuntu (or other Linux distros).

Navigate to these folders to access the files.

Username htpcbeginner will be different in your case. Its mount point will be: /media/htpcbeginner/sf_Share or /media/sf_Share, depending on the guest OS. In the example shared folder shown in the picture above, Folder Name is also known as ShareName. If you enabled Auto-mount while creating shared folder then it should automatically be mounted to /media/USER/sf_ShareName or /media/sf_ShareName, depending on your guest OS. Mounting VirtualBox shared folders is easy on Linux guest OSes. Mount VBox Shared Folders Ubuntu / Debian Guest

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#Virtualbox ubuntu shared folder Pc

#Virtualbox ubuntu shared folder how to

This guide only shows how to mount VirtualBox shared folder on Ubuntu and other Linux guest OSes.

#Virtualbox ubuntu shared folder windows

Windows guide for mapping VBox shared folder will be published next. The steps for mounting VBox shared folders is different for Windows and Ubuntu / Debian.