Now if you go to the folder you’ll see that folders blog on the host and the virtual machine have same content. I created an entry under VirtualBox Ubuntu 20.04 VM Settings -> Shared Folders and completed the Folder Path to a valid Windows(host) location, the Folder Name (called shared) and checked Auto-mount and Make Permanent. Now specify which folder you want to assign as Shared Folder through the Folder Path. Once the installation finished run the command in the terminal to mount the shared folder in the VirtualBox Ubuntu virtual machine sudo mount -t vboxsf blog blog To add the folder, click the add folder icon on the windows right side. In the virtual machine go to the top menu: Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image.Ĭlick “Run” on the popup and confirm with the root password Mount Ubuntu VirtualBox shared folder Let’s try now to share a folder between the host machine and the VirtualBox virtual machine.įirst we need to create a folder on the host machine and set that folder as a shared folder in Settings -> Shared Folder of VirtualBox ManagerĬreate a folder in the home directory of the VirtualBox virtual machine with that name. Click +, then in Folder Path, click the arrow and select Other.

I assume you were able to create an Ubuntu virtual machine with VirtualBox. Launch VirtualBox, then: Open Devices > Shared Folders > Shared Folders Settings.

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