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<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\nThis page provides information on transferring files between different types of virtual machines provided by the SCS. It is often useful to be able to transfer files between the guest<\/strong> machine and the host<\/strong> machine. On this page, you will find instructions for the following methods:<\/p>\n Creating a Shared Folder in VirtualBox<\/a> A shared folder is a folder that makes its files available on both the guest machine and<\/em> the host machine at the same time<\/strong>. Creating a shared folder between the guest and the host allows you to easily manage files that should be present on both machines. The course virtual machines are ready to use shared folders right away, but if you are using the virtual machine on your personal computer, then you will need to specify which folder to use as shared storage.<\/p>\n If you are using a course VM on a lab computer, it is likely that a shared folder has already been set up for you. On the desktop of your course VM, you should notice a folder titled SharedFolders<\/em>. Inside this folder, you will find any folders that have been shared between the course VM and lab computers.<\/p>\n You should see two folders that have already been configured for you: Z_DRIVE<\/strong> and Temp<\/strong>. <\/p>\n Z_DRIVE<\/em> gives you access to your Windows Account Temp<\/em> gives you access to the folder found at If you are working with data that you will need to use again, use the Z_DRIVE<\/em> for your shared folder. If you need a faster read\/write speed, use the Temp<\/em> folder, but remember to back up your files, or they will be deleted when you log off the computer.<\/p>\n If you are using your own personal machine, you will need to configure VirtualBox to look in the right place for your shared files.<\/p>\n First, click on the guest machine you intend to share files with. From there, you can select the guest Settings<\/em> and navigate to Shared Folders<\/em> on the left side menu. To create a new shared folder, either click the New Folder<\/em> icon on the right menu or<\/strong> right-click the empty list of shared folders and click Add Shared Folder.<\/em> From here, there are six options: On the course virtual machines, when you load into the desktop, you should see a folder labelled SharedFolders<\/em>. In there, you will see any folders that are currently mounted and being shared.<\/p>\n If you only need to transfer a few files quickly, you can simply drag and drop the files in. On the top bar of the running guest machine, click on Devices > Drag and Drop<\/em> and make sure that Bidirectional<\/em> is selected. This means that you will be able to drag files from the host to the guest and from the guest to the host. Once bidirectional drag and drop is checked, you should be able to begin dragging and dropping files.<\/p>\n NOTE: <\/strong>Sometimes when dragging files into<\/em> the course VM<\/strong>, you may not be able to drag them into the file browser directly. If you encounter this issue, you should drag your files onto the Desktop<\/em> and move the files around from there. You should see the cursor change when it is ready to drop files.<\/p>\n You can also drag files from the guest machine into the host. To do this, simply open the file browser on the host to where you would like to drop the files and drag the files from the virtual machine into the file browser of the host. File transfers should be pretty quick; if the virtual machine seems stuck when transferring, simply cancel the transfer and try again.<\/p>\n On any virtual machine, including VirtualBox, VMWare, or the virtual machines hosted on the SCS OpenStack<\/a>, you can access the SCS NextCloud<\/a> services to move files between multiple machines and your SCS Windows Account storage<\/a>. NextCloud offers you all of your SCS storage in one remote location, similar to how you might use other file hosting services like Dropbox or Google Drive. Before trying to use NextCloud, you should check that you can access the service by logging in here<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you can access the NextCloud services, you can browse the various file storage services available to you:<\/p>\n With NextCloud, you can upload your files from any machine with an internet connection and download them onto any other machine with an internet connection. For example, you can move project files off of your virtual machine, onto the NextCloud storage, and then download them on your personal laptop. Alternatively, you can upload files from your personal PC onto the NextCloud storage, place them into the Windows Home<\/em> folder, and access those files from either the lab If you would like to upload files from a lab computer, the easiest way to do this is to place the files you would like to transfer into your If you would like to upload files from either a VM or any other computer, you can log in to the NextCloud service using any of the available interfaces, such as the web interface<\/a>. Press the “+” icon in the top left of the file browser and select Upload<\/em> File<\/em>. From here, you can choose to keep it in the main NextCloud storage, move it into your Windows Account storage (the Windows Home<\/em> folder), or into your Linux Account storage (the Linux Home <\/em>folder).<\/p>\n
\nShared Folders on SCS Lab Computers using Course VMs<\/a>
\nShared Folders on Personal Computers<\/a>
\nDragging and Dropping Files in VirtualBox<\/a>
\nManaging Files with NextCloud<\/a>
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Shared Folders on SCS Lab Computers using Course VMs<\/h4>\n
Z:\\<\/code> drive<\/a>. This is storage that is persistent to your SCS account and available as a network drive on the lab computers.<\/p>\nD:\\temp<\/code> on the lab computer. Files stored in this folder are local to the machine, meaning that they can be accessed faster<\/strong>\u00a0but will delete<\/strong> from the system when you log out.<\/p>\nShared Folders on Personal Computers<\/h4>\n
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Dragging and Dropping Files in VirtualBox<\/h3>\n
Managing Files with NextCloud<\/h3>\n
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Z:\\<\/code> drive.<\/li>\nZ:\\<\/code> drive or download them on a virtual machine like VirtualBox or OpenStack.<\/p>\nUploading Files to NextCloud from a Lab Computer<\/h4>\n
Z:\\<\/code> drive. These files will be automatically backup into your NextCloud storage under the Windows Home<\/em> folder. After that, you can move them into the main NextCloud storage or choose to keep them in your Z:\\<\/code>drive.<\/p>\nUploading Files to NextCloud from a VM or Other PC<\/h4>\n
Downloading NextCloud Files to a VM or Other PC<\/h4>\n