How to share folder on Linux host and Linux guest?

[hack3rcon]

Hello,
I want to share a directory between two Linux operating systems. My host is Debian and my guest is another Debian based Distro.
I installed the VirtualBox Guest Additions on the guest operating system and as below image, shared a directory:

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Then I created a directory with the "Folder" name and used below command, but get an error:

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$sudo mount.vboxsf Folder Folder/
mount.vboxsf: shared folder 'Folder' was not found (check VM settings / spelling)

Why?

Thank you.

[mpack]

Are you trying to share a guest folder? If so, that isn't how Guest Additions Shares work. The Guest Additions make host folders visible to a guest.

If you want to share a guest folder it will have to be a true network share. Though I don't understand why you wouldn't just use a host folder and let both guests see it.

If this isn't what you mean then I'm not getting what you mean.

[hack3rcon]

Are you trying to share a guest folder? If so, that isn't how Guest Additions Shares work. The Guest Additions make host folders visible to a guest.

If you want to share a guest folder it will have to be a true network share. Though I don't understand why you wouldn't just use a host folder and let both guests see it.

If this isn't what you mean then I'm not getting what you mean.

Yes, I want to share a directory between the host and guest operating systems. Sharing a directory on the host and my guest operating system can see it.