[SOLVED] virtualbox shared folders....?

[slyboots]

For me works!

[Swerve1000]

here's a quick guide
1. start up virtual box then start up xp
2. go to the top panel click Devices-->Install Guest Editions
3. Download and install Guest Editions
4. Set up your shared folders in virtual box. Example share folder home/Crimthinc
5. start up windows go to Start-->Run enter cmd and press enter
6. once in the dos console deal type net use t: \\vboxsvr\Crimethinc(only put in the last folders name on the end of the command for example if you selected a folder under home/Crimthinc/music the command would be net use t: \\vboxsvr\music)

This should work this is exactly what i did to get mine working its surprising how frustrated I got figuring this out

Hi, should this definetly be a t: drive or could it be another?

I still keep getting "System error 53. Network path not found."

I tried:

Use the "Add Network Place Wizard" in Windows. Follow the wizard and look for you shared folder, add it and you're done.

but when I view this folder, none of the folders I created to share appear, it's just empty.

EDIT:
I found THIS video tutorial on the matter and it works well. But nore that you need to install Guest Additions before following the video tutorial, then I use a folder called vb on the Desktop of Ubuntu, I right clicked on it and then selected... can't quite remember now, but that worked.

[m3alnemer]

check my video tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75FeK...B12D9&index=18

peace out

thank you brother. It really helped me

[elitefox]

Hi, should this definetly be a t: drive or could it be another?

I still keep getting "System error 53. Network path not found."

I tried:


but when I view this folder, none of the folders I created to share appear, it's just empty.

EDIT:
I found THIS video tutorial on the matter and it works well. But nore that you need to install Guest Additions before following the video tutorial, then I use a folder called vb on the Desktop of Ubuntu, I right clicked on it and then selected... can't quite remember now, but that worked.

This is my experience with Ubuntu Hardy and virtualbox-3.0
1) Install Guest additions
2) instead of \\vboxsvr\shared, try instead of \\vboxsvr\shared\

it work for me

[gOLdenHaWK3D]

here's a quick guide
1. start up virtual box then start up xp
2. go to the top panel click Devices-->Install Guest Editions
3. Download and install Guest Editions
4. Set up your shared folders in virtual box. Example share folder home/Crimthinc
5. start up windows go to Start-->Run enter cmd and press enter
6. once in the dos console deal type net use t: \\vboxsvr\Crimethinc(only put in the last folders name on the end of the command for example if you selected a folder under home/Crimthinc/music the command would be net use t: \\vboxsvr\music)

This should work this is exactly what i did to get mine working its surprising how frustrated I got figuring this out

Thanks a ton.

[mad-bee:)]

-first Install Guest Additions.It is under the Devices menu on VirtualBox
-add which folder you want to share from Shared Folders option on Virtualbox
-open My Network Places on XP click to View workgroup computers
(it can be different if you changed the default network name)
-look down to links with the header Other Places
-you will see Microsoft Windows Network.Click it
-you will see the Entire Network link and click it
-look at the page you will see VirtualBox Shared Folder

it was easy

[joebeasley]

After installing the additions on the ubuntu guest, start the services. (/etc/init.d/vboxadd start) Then mount with mount -t vboxsf sharename /mountpoint.

[mathend99]

here's a quick guide
1. start up virtual box then start up xp
2. go to the top panel click Devices-->Install Guest Editions
3. Download and install Guest Editions
4. Set up your shared folders in virtual box. Example share folder home/Crimthinc
5. start up windows go to Start-->Run enter cmd and press enter
6. once in the dos console deal type net use t: \\vboxsvr\Crimethinc(only put in the last folders name on the end of the command for example if you selected a folder under home/Crimthinc/music the command would be net use t: \\vboxsvr\music)

This should work this is exactly what i did to get mine working its surprising how frustrated I got figuring this out

Thank you very much, I finally solved my problem.

[cnbiz850]

here's a quick guide
1. start up virtual box then start up xp
2. go to the top panel click Devices-->Install Guest Editions
3. Download and install Guest Editions
4. Set up your shared folders in virtual box. Example share folder home/Crimthinc
5. start up windows go to Start-->Run enter cmd and press enter
6. once in the dos console deal type net use t: \\vboxsvr\Crimethinc(only put in the last folders name on the end of the command for example if you selected a folder under home/Crimthinc/music the command would be net use t: \\vboxsvr\music)

This should work this is exactly what i did to get mine working its surprising how frustrated I got figuring this out

This only works for me to some extent. OK, I can share files by copy/cut etc between Windows and Ubuntu. But what I can't do is that when I have some .exe file in the folder and try to execute it in Windows and Windows complain that the path doesn't exist. Some other .exe files works this way though. I wonder what is going on?

[cnbiz850]

This only works for me to some extent. OK, I can share files by copy/cut etc between Windows and Ubuntu. But what I can't do is that when I have some .exe file in the folder and try to execute it in Windows and Windows complain that the path doesn't exist. Some other .exe files works this way though. I wonder what is going on?

Sorry, if I access it through //vboxsvr/VM then it is OK. But if I mount it to a network drive like Z: then it is as what I mentioned above.