Accessing shared folder between Windows 7 and Ubuntu VM from the VM?

Question

I set a shared folder between my Ubuntu VM (on VirtualBox) and Windows 7 host machine correctly. Now I have no idead how to access the shared folder from my VM. Any idea ?

I tried the solution one could understand as shown on this picture. Each time I type the password of the host machine I got prompted to type it again and again:

Solution

If you are facing trouble in accessing your shared folder, you can try following.

First install Guest Additions.

• After installing Guest Addition, go to Devices -> Shared Folder form VirtualBox's menu and add you folder.
• Now make a directory using sudo mkdir /media/windows. This directory will be used as mount point of shared folder.
• Once mount point has been created, mount your folder using sudo mount -t vboxsf <folder_name> /media/windows.

It will mount your folder in /media/windows.

If this method works perfectly add the last command in /etc/init.d/rc.local file.

Comments

[swapnil bharate]

It says /sbin/mount.vboxsf mounting failed with the error: 'Protocol error'

[g_p]

Users in a guest Ubuntu must be in the group vboxsf to be able to access shares.