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Enter this into terminal: ln -s /mnt/hgfs/shared-directory ~/Desktop/Name-of-the-folderĪnd there you have it, your Windows folder is now fully accessible and usable from your Ubuntu VM. This also gives you quick access to the folder from your Ubuntu desktop. Share folder permissions across Ubuntu Virtual Machine & Windows Hostįinally, here’s a little trick to share folder permissions across Ubuntu Virtual Machine & Windows Host.

Check to see that your folder is now showing in the /mnt/hgfs directory $ dir /mnt/hgfs WinLinShare.

Follow the prompts, accepting the default values.

So far so good! Now we need to run the VMWare config tools.

This will output the share name into the terminal window, e.g.

To check to see if Ubuntu is aware that there is a shared folder available run this command in a terminal window vmware-hgfsclient.

Shared folders in Ubuntu appear in the location /mnt/hgfs but you probably won’t be able to see it.

You will come back to the Settings screen with your share added.

Also name the share – this is the name that the folder will have in Ubuntu.

Click Next and follow the prompts selecting the folder you created in Step 1.

This will take you into the “Add Shared Folder Wizard”.

Click Always enabled in the right and pane and click Add….

In the Options tab click Shared Folders in the left hand pane.

Select your VM in VMware Player and click Edit virtual machine settings.I’ve created one in My Documents as it will also be backed up by my Mozy Home account Make sure it’s in a location where your user account has full access rights. Create a folder in your Windows file system that you want to use as the share.So now you’ve got Ubuntu installed in a Virtual Machine, you’ll probably find it useful to have a shared folder with the Windows host OS. Menu How to share folders between Windows and Ubuntu using VMware Player 15 June 2012 on shared folders, ubuntu, vmware, vmware player, windows