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Sharing folders between guest and host ​

Install Guest Additions ​

  1. Boot the guest OS
  2. Click Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD Image
  3. If prompted, click Run. Else, run sudo bash ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run inside the image
  4. Add your user to vboxsf group: sudo usermod -aG vboxsf $(whoami)

Register the shared folder ​

  1. Go to Settings > Shared Folders
  2. Add the folder marking Auto-mount and Make permanent

Mount the shared folder ​

  1. On guest's terminal, run sudo mount -t vboxsf Public ~/Public