Creating Shared folder in Virtualbox for Windows and Ubuntu

[@mariamhm]

I tried many ways, watched many many tutorials and I was about giving up finding a successful way until I watched this video! I am grateful for this video, helped a lot.

[@benjaminemori9089]

Best video out there on shared folder I have ever watched! Thanks a lot boss!

[@shannawallace7855]

3:28 the shared I made folder isn't showing up there. What do I do?

[@JapaDuh]

If you can't put anything in the folder do this:
1. CTRL(command on mac)+ALT+T to open terminal
2. Do those commands: sudo -s (also enter your password), apt-get update, apt-get install -y build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r), apt-get install virtualbox-guest-utils, adduser &(whoami) vboxsf
3. restart ubuntu
4. now you can add files, directories and acces file from host
EDIT: if this doesn't work enter another command: sudo adduser YourName(put your name instead of the YourName) vboxsf

[@m.a.3864]

​@@JapaDuh
Hi I did everything you suggested ant while it did solve my problem of not being able to see the shared folder now when I try accessing its contents it tells me I do not have the permissions necessary. What should I do now?

[@JapaDuh]

@@m.a.3864 that is weird maybe try it over again

[@m.a.3864]

@@JapaDuh hi! Today I booted the VM up and it randomly worked... Guess it just needed another restart. Thank you for the instructions they really helped me!

[@JapaDuh]

hi @@m.a.3864 ! i am happy i helped somebody out

[@funnnyanimals4971]

You are a very genius engineer. I had a problem that I have always been looking for a solution for. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart.

[@thefreegamer7928]

Thank you angel . I watched many videos,but only this worked.

[@mosesthompson599]

It took me week to be able to break through, you appreciated , God bless u

[@Codemanlex]

This helped me alot
After searching everywhere
I finally got this
Thanks.

[@gothparadigm]

so helpful that i gave you two likes from my two youtube accounts. thank you so much!

[@ZanyJIntPictures]

But what about doing the "reverse?" Installing Windows, in a virtualbox on linux and the setting up shared folders there between them. How do you do that?

[@molecularsimulation3666]

Thank you for your comments. I am glad that it works for most of you. Please subscribe to this channel.

[@PranavMalleboyina]

Thanks for the clear instructions. It helped!!!!

[@VitoVisintini]

No Folders to be found. I have never been able to see my Shared Folder in the Network Folder. Your directions are clear, but obviously there are some steps left out.

[@MichaelJohnson-ni4gk]

Did you install vb guest additions on the vm?

[@fatimabatool4850]

​@@MichaelJohnson-ni4gk can you tell how to do that

[@ahmedindris99]

Really it is helpful and solve my long time problem on linux

[@s-sg2640]

cool! i just found out i cannot use git on virtualbox. shared folder saved me a lot of work!

[@diyajoshi1689]

Got one subscriber,thank alot man.

[@dolevfreund]

If you can't see your shared folder try:
Devices -> upgrade guest additions.. (might take a while)
and then:
Devices -> Insert guest etc.
Should work after those.

[@m.a.3864]

Where should I find "Devices"?

[@huanglei3220]

great！ it solved my problem。 i need to write code on windows and debug on ubuntu。this really helped me ，thank you ！

[@Rohithboddupalli]

It shows vboxsf does not exist

[@jrscode6323]

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-dkms
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-utils
reboot
then it should work

[@diyajoshi1689]

@@jrscode6323 sir virtualbox-guest-dkms commend not running

[@diyajoshi1689]

@@jrscode6323 it is showing command not found

[@diyajoshi1689]

@@jrscode6323 thankyou it is worked.

[@Beidou24]

Thank you it worked
@@jrscode6323

[@Itronyx1cz]

It doesn't worked me, i don't know why it doesn' want to work adding user doesn't exist the group? Wtf? How now i can move files into Vbox machine? I think i have no choice to use USB.

[@Muslimah238me]

yes but Virtualbox is not only for Windows ! i use Virtualbox in UBUNTU and i can't see how to share a folder between Ubuntu (Host) in Virtualbox is Windows 10 . again , i use Ubuntu. i want to install windows Virtualbox in Ubuntu and share folder between ! HOW???

[@marcinziajkowski3870]

just command "reboot" is fine. 4:50

[@ayoub_moussaoui]

it was helpful❤

[@johnthomas4050]

Works! Thank you sir! The step of adding myself to the "vboxsf" group was the clincher. I suppose that's documented somewhere, but I never found it (probably looking in the wrong places...). Had some issues with sudo, but got that sorted out. Thanks again! cheers, jt
BTW, Love your wallpaper. Where's that ski area? Looks familiar...

[@markov4119]

Could you please tell me how did you add yourself to "vboxsf" since it doesn't exit?

[@DaCashRap]

It works. Thanks a lot!

[@nishantnimish7825]

Wonderful, worked, thanks

[@mohammadalifadaee3178]

Thank you very much
This solution helped me a lot

[@kyawwinmaung112]

Thank you very much, very helpful.....

[@originalscoppy69]

Thank you very much boss

[@technicalgyaan5528]

Thanks. Really worked for me

[@Muslimah238me]

WE KNOW THIS IS VERY EASY IN WINDOWS but how to do it in ubuntu !!

[@slvlogs8646]

good job

[@stuffystuff1661]

Still works, thanks!

[@youi1253]

Thanks, this works!

[@mukhtar-k4x]

Really helpful, thank you.

[@lutfullah2367]

Not working

[@nicoletanour8568]

super helpful, thanks!

[@RaceNTech]

Thank you working perfect

[@SusanAmberBruce]

Great video thank you 🙂

[@ahmedatif9872]

Bro I love you

[@ezio_mis]

Still working in Dec 22

[@peterpitz7519]

nice tnx . it work

[@2ru2pacFan]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@Hidefjazzkitten8]

thank u sir

[@kevin-hw6er]

Thank you

[@John-py3jh]

Good man

[@hudgehug]

Problem Solved .... Thx

[@DonHickory]

Thank you so much

[@dineshshejwal8149]

Thank u so much sir

[@John-py3jh]

Thanks

[@jordantexas]

Thank you!

[@jacobnunya808]

This worked for me

[@marcelogalindo4566]

Thank you!!

[@akmachyoussef6601]

thanks!

[@camjam91]

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[@krushXMedia]

life savior

[@Lol-mi2bf]

God damn just get to the point, takes forever to explain it

[@RodrigoHenryPamoDiaz]

Thanks

[@prathmeshkalehere]

Thanks