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Case

You have to share some content between the host (eg: Linux Mint) and the resident (eg: Windows 7) systems, with Virtual Box.

Solution

• In the resident system, go to Virtual Box, then: Machine >Settings > Shared Folders > on the right:Add > check automount and permanent, browse to the folder, let’s say D:\sharedFolder
• Launch the VM.
• Execute a terminal in host system:
• Grant rights of group vboxsf to user mint:

sudo gpasswd -a mint vboxsf

• Create a “local” folder:

mkdir ~/sharedFolder

• Mount the folder sharedFolder on /home/ :

sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=1000,gid=1000 sharedFolder ~/sharedFolder