{"id":13906,"date":"2022-09-07T22:52:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=13906"},"modified":"2024-03-09T21:29:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T18:29:32","slug":"easily-access-shared-folder-on-linux-virtualbox-vm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/easily-access-shared-folder-on-linux-virtualbox-vm\/","title":{"rendered":"Easily Access Shared Folder on Linux VirtualBox VM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this tutorial, you will learn how to setup and easily access shared folder on Linux VirtualBox VM. VirtualBox supports the ability to share folders\/directories between the host and VirtualBox VM making it easy to share files between the host and the guest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setup and Access Shared Folder on Linux VirtualBox VM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how can you be able to setup and access shared folder on Linux VirtualBox vm?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on the VM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>VirtualBox guest additions is what gives VirtualBox host and the VM the ability to share folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can check a series of our tutorials on how to install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/manual\/ch04.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VirtualBox guest additions<\/a> by following the link below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?s=guest+additions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Linux<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setup Shared Folder Access on VirtualBox VM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To begin with, ensure that the folder\/directory you want to share between the host and the vm is already created.<\/li><li>Next, add the shared folder to the VM through shared folder settings. To access VirtualBox Shared Folder settings, highlight the vm on VirtualBox interface and press <strong>Ctrl+s<\/strong> to launch the VM settings. Or simply, from VM interface menu, click on <strong>Devices<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Shared Folders<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Shared Folders Settings&#8230;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shared-folder-settings.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"881\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shared-folder-settings.png\" alt=\"Easily Access Shared Folder on Linux VirtualBox VM\" class=\"wp-image-13919\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shared-folder-settings.png?v=1662579856 881w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shared-folder-settings-768x473.png?v=1662579856 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 881px) 100vw, 881px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click the <strong>+ (plus)<\/strong> icon to add the shared folder\/directory.<ul><li>Select the path to the shared folder<\/li><li>Enter the name you would wish to call the folder<\/li><li>Choose whether to mount as read-only.<\/li><li>Choose whether to auto-mount<\/li><li>You can leave the mount point blank for the guest vm to mount the shared folder on a convenient location<\/li><li>You can make the shared folder permanent.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shared-folder-details.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"883\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shared-folder-details.png\" alt=\"Easily Access Shared Folder on Linux VirtualBox VM\" class=\"wp-image-13920\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shared-folder-details.png?v=1662579884 883w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shared-folder-details-768x474.png?v=1662579884 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click Ok when done setting the shared folder on VirtualBox.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing Shared Folder on VirtualBox VM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You are now ready to access shared folder on your VirtualBox guest;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check mounted filesystems;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>df -hT<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mounted-shared-folder-virtualbox.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mounted-shared-folder-virtualbox.png\" alt=\"Easily Access Shared Folder on Linux VirtualBox VM\" class=\"wp-image-13921\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mounted-shared-folder-virtualbox.png?v=1662579920 890w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mounted-shared-folder-virtualbox-768x432.png?v=1662579920 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And that is how you can setup and easily access shared folder on Linuc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/easy-way-to-install-virtualbox-on-oracle-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easy way to Install VirtualBox on Oracle Linux<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-debian-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Debian 11<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, you will learn how to setup and easily access shared folder on Linux VirtualBox VM. 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