Once you've installed VirtualBox and the Extension Pack and installed your VM...I'm using Mint Cinnamon 22.1 as my VM. You must install Guest Additions otherwise this won't work.
Go here and click Shared Folders...
Now click here...
In Folder Path choose...
Other and click it...go to where your Shared Folder is (mine is on the Desktop) click it and click choose
the tick Auto mount...then click OK..then OK again.
If done correctly you'll see this...
Click OK and close.
Start your VM...open Home Folder and click File System...click Media Folder...you’ll see the Shared Folder with an X...at this point you need to open the Terminal in the Guest and type…
sudo usermod -a -G vboxsf your user name.
My user name is bob...so I type the command as shown...note the "G" is uppercase.
Hit Enter give your password..enter again...close Terminal and Restart.
When you Restart...your Shared Folder will be on the VMs Desktop...
The Shared Folder is a great way of putting anything from the Host to the Guest and back without the need for a Flash Drive but if you delete something say the Host...it's deleted from the Guest too.
Hope this helps someone.
Go here and click Shared Folders...
Now click here...
In Folder Path choose...
Other and click it...go to where your Shared Folder is (mine is on the Desktop) click it and click choose
the tick Auto mount...then click OK..then OK again.
If done correctly you'll see this...
Click OK and close.
Start your VM...open Home Folder and click File System...click Media Folder...you’ll see the Shared Folder with an X...at this point you need to open the Terminal in the Guest and type…
sudo usermod -a -G vboxsf your user name.
My user name is bob...so I type the command as shown...note the "G" is uppercase.
Hit Enter give your password..enter again...close Terminal and Restart.
When you Restart...your Shared Folder will be on the VMs Desktop...
The Shared Folder is a great way of putting anything from the Host to the Guest and back without the need for a Flash Drive but if you delete something say the Host...it's deleted from the Guest too.
Hope this helps someone.
