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    transfer a file in VirtualBox

    Hi, I just discovered VirtualBox and I would like to know how do you transfer a file in VirtualBox? Usually I use vmware workstation, but I'm tired of looking for a student license for 60 days.

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    Re: transfer a file in VirtualBox

    Quite simple, you need to create a network drive in your VM, but before that you must share a directory in the preferences of the machine, then once you do that, you go into your VM you open a command (start run and cmd) then you type in a code.

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    Re: transfer a file in VirtualBox

    1. Close (power down) your guest and re-try the command ....

    2. samba is a protocol to allow file sharing between windows and Linux.

    In windows, do you know how to share a folder ?

    The in Ubuntu mount the windows share. It should for the most part work out of the box. The more complex instructions you may see are for running a samba server on Ubuntu.

    https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serve...etworking.html

    In ubuntu go to Places -> network and you will see your windows computer and windows share ...

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    Re: transfer a file in VirtualBox

    For transferring a file from Virtualbox go in the settings of a virtual OS there is a shared folders (directories?) tab. Choose which folder you want to share. Then both the host and the guest systems can use that folder.

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    Re: transfer a file in VirtualBox

    You have to install the Guest Additions first, but then after you click on Shared Folders at the top of the box and set up a folder to share, it's as easy as going to Run>cmd in the Windows guest and typing in

    Code:
    net use x: \\vboxsvr\sharename
    where "sharename" is the name of the folder you're sharing, as seen by hovering the mouse over the buttons on the bottom of the VBox window. It then appears as a "network" hard drive named "X: sharename" in My Computer.
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