Virtualbox & Windows 7 : Shared Folders
I’ve just recently installed Virtualbox on my Ubuntu machine and decided to set up a Windows 7 VM. Once everything was complete it was time to enable shared folders so I could transfer some files to and from the VM. Only 1 problem… I can’t find them?!
After a bit of looking around on the web I finally found a random user comment on a random blog that hinted at where they “might” be so I decided to put this article up for any future VB + Win7 users that are just as confused as I was. Some people were suggesting installing FTP servers to the Windows install and even using Web services like Dropbox to move the files from the host machine to the VM. :/
First things first… create your folder on your system.
mkdir ~/VMShare
Add said folder to your VB shared folders list.
Once that is done you’ll open up your Win7 Network view.
Start > Computer > Network (in the left window pane)
And clicking on VBOXSVR will list your shared folders.
Now you’re sharing files easily.
Note: You’ll need to have the Virtualbox Guest Additions package installed in the VM for this to work properly.
