![]() Your shared folder is now set-up on the host. Click the Auto-mount and Make Permanent boxes.Add your folder: VM_shared_folder, to the Folder Pathbox.On the right you see a little folder sign with a green plussign on it, click that.Open Settings and go to the box Shared Folders.Start virtualbox and select the virtualmachine for which you want to set-up a shared folder.This is not true in current versions of VMware Workstation (at least 8, 9, not sure about older ones). Boot the VM, then do a proper shutdown inside the VM, you should then be able to change that setting. I use a right mouse click and set this folder to be shared. With shared folders, you can specify which folders on the host computer are available to the virtual machine and restrict them to read-only access. The VM must be powered off, not suspended, to change that setting. Share a Network Drive in VMware The process of creating a shared folder on VMware is straightforward: Within VMware Workstation, choose your virtual machine and. In Folder Path, select the folder you want to share from your host to the guest system. Select the option in Device menu Click on Add (green button at the extreme right), in the share folder settings window. ![]() I call it VM_shared_folder and I have it in the directory: temp at the root of the C:` drive. From the VirtualBox menu, select Device > Shared Folders > Shared Folders Settings. ![]()
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