Pictures /tmp/share vboxsf uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0 SHARED_FOLDER_NAME /PATH/TO/MOUNTED/FOLDER vboxsf uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0 Optionally, a shared folder can be automatically mounted on the virtual machine start.Īdd the following line to the /etc/fstab file (as root, e.g.It is possible to write to the share folder as well. tmp/share) contains files from the shared folder on your Mac harddrive. The mounted folder MOUNTED_FOLDER (e.g.Specifying the uid parameter enables writing to the shared folder for your user.
Sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=1000 pictures /tmp/share Sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=USER_ID SHARED_FOLDER_NAME MOUNTED_FOLDER Mount the shared folder SHARED_FOLDER_NAME into folder MOUNTED_FOLDER with ownership for user with uid USER_ID as root:.(Skip this step if have already a folder for this.) Create a folder where will be the shared folder mounted.Let’s open a Terminal window on Ubuntu and: Mount the created shared folder into a folder with permissions for your user. Select Make Permanent – if you would like to persist this shared folder definition.Ĭlick OK to close the list of shared folders. Users/ondrej/Pictures.Ĭhoose a Folder Name – a name that identifies this shared folder in Ubuntu (as a host system), e.g. The goal is to access a shared folder, what is an easier way than to use sshd or Samba.Ĭhoose in the VitualBox’s menu: Devices -> Shared Folders.Ĭlick on the Add new shared folder button.Ĭhoose a Folder Path – a folder on your Mac harddrive, e.g.
no scrollbars), easy mouse mode (no need to press the left command button to release the mouse cursor) and, what we are looking for, shared folders. Installing the Guest Additions has many advantages such as adopting screen resolution (your window size is the system resolution, i.e. Probably you will be asked to restart Ubuntu. Run as root the n installation script (because it is an Intel based Mac) in a Terminal window: Updated on January 3, 2012: please check also the last comments for the latests updatesįirstly, it is necessary to install the VirtualBox’s Guest Additions to the host system:Ĭhoose in the VitualBox’s menu: Devices -> Install Guest Additions…Ī new CD appears in Ubuntu (or mount it). Updated on September 7, 2011: clearer instructions for the automatic mounting Updated on January 19, 2011: updates based on helpful comments :) thanks I installed Ubuntu in a VirtualBox machine on OS X (pretty easy and straightforward), but to access a Mac harddrive from Ubuntu was slightly more complicated.
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