Virtualbox Shared Folder shows as empty

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buttros
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Virtualbox Shared Folder shows as empty

Post by buttros »

Hi all! I have Arch Linux installed in a virtual machine as a guest in Virtualbox. The host is a Mac and I have one shared folder, which is mounted and I have access to it in Arch Linux, but it shows no content. It appears empty although it's not.
Any suggestions?
mpack
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Mostly XP

Re: Virtualbox Shared Folder shows as empty

Post by mpack »

Guest OS (cache refresh) issue? Was there anything in the folder before the guest OS booted?

Note in case it applies that starting from a suspended state is not booting.
bnl13
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Primary OS: Mac OS X other
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Re: Virtualbox Shared Folder shows as empty

Post by bnl13 »

I have something like that.
Host macOS Mojave
Guest Win7

Before Vmware 6 I was using a shared folder with no problem. Now if I use an application that loads files from the shared folder windows crashes and I have to reboot. Besides that every time I save state and restore the state, the folder is inaccessible.
mpack
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Re: Virtualbox Shared Folder shows as empty

Post by mpack »

"Vmware 6"? This is not the VMWare discussion forum. That kind of gaffe can make people doubt the precision of anything else you say. Even assuming you meant VirtualBox, "6" is not a version. The current release is 6.0.4.
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