{"id":6568,"date":"2019-08-28T16:32:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T20:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=6568"},"modified":"2019-09-11T11:29:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T15:29:38","slug":"creating-a-shared-folder-in-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/troubleshooting-guides\/creating-a-shared-folder-in-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Shared Folder in VirtualBox"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Creating a Permanently Shared Folder in VirtualBox<\/h2>\n<p>This guide shows you how to set up a folder which will be shared between your host machine and your guest machine. For more information on transferring files between virtual machines, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/technical-support\/virtual-machines\/transferring-files-to-and-from-virtual-machines\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Setting Up the Shared Folder<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the guest machine you wish to share files with<\/li>\n<li>Click <em>Settings &gt; Shared Folders<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Right-click and select <em>Add Shared Folder <\/em>and use the following settings:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Folder Path:<\/strong> <em>Click the dropdown arrow, select <strong>Other<\/strong>, and navigate to the folder you would like to share<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Folder Name:<\/strong> <em>Anything to identify it on the guest machine<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Read-Only:<\/strong> Unchecked <em>(Checked, if you are exclusively pulling files <strong>from the host<\/strong>)<br \/>\n<strong>Auto-Mount:<\/strong> Checked<br \/>\n<strong>Mount Point:<\/strong> <em>Leave blank<\/em> <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <em>OK<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a Permanently Shared Folder in VirtualBox This guide shows you how to set up a folder which will be shared between your host machine and your guest machine. 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