How to mount a folder to guest OS

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How can I mount any folder to guest OS (Ubuntu 11.04) the as host OS is Windows and I am using Sun VirtualBox?

I have done like this. In VirtualBox' settings » Shared folders » Add » Added new folder

Now in the terminal of the guest OS I typed:

mount -t sharedfoldername mount-point

But it is not working.

Omkant

Posted 2012-07-14T11:33:06.123

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I know it's against our rules, and I posted an answer, but improving your Google-fu is a must if you want to use Ubuntu for example. :) – Apache – 2012-07-14T11:51:47.387

"It is not working" is not a good problem description. Have you literally typed sharedfoldername and mount-point or what was the actual command you used? How do your VirtualBox settings look like exactly? Does the command show an error, or does nothing happen at all? There is a lot missing in your question that would make it possible for others to give a good answer. – slhck – 2012-07-14T12:31:21.143

Answers

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sudo mount -t vboxsf SHARENAME /media/vboxshared

So in your case:
sudo mount -t vboxsf sharedfoldername mount-point

(With -t vboxsf, you specify that the mounted filesystem is Virtualbox's shared filesystem. Aaand that's it.)

Apache

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