How to make a shared folder in VirtualBox

Making a shared folder on a machine that you have created in VirtualBox is very simple and very useful. After following a few simple steps, you can easily exchange files and folders between your "real" computer and the virtual machine that you have created with VirtualBox . To know the actions you have to perform, in .com we explain how to make a shared folder in VirtualBox.

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The example we are going to do with a virtual machine in which we have installed Windows 7 on a Mac, in which there is the VirtualBox program .

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Start your virtual machine and, in the top horizontal menu, click on "Devices" and then "Install Guest Additions."

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Now, to make a shared folder in VirtualBox go to the "Start Menu" of Windows 7 and navigate to "My Computer" and click on "CD Drive: VirtualBox Guest Additions". Then, you will be opened by an installer who will guide you so that the program is located on the computer.

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Once the VirtualBox Guest Additions have been installed, to share a folder you have to go back to "Devices" and then click on "Shared folder settings". Then, a window like the one you see in the screenshot will open. Click on the folder icon with a plus sign in green.

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Now, you can browse your "real" team to choose the folder you want to share. We will choose the "Desktop" and make it permanent.

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Then, in your virtual machine, go back to the "Start Menu", "Team" and "Network". Then, click on "VBOXSVR" and you will see your shared folder . Now you can easily exchange files and documents between your computer and your virtual machine.