Copy paste not working between guest and host

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jet_1974
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Copy paste not working between guest and host

Post by jet_1974 »

I am using virutlabox 6.x copy paste is not working between guest and host despite enabling bidirectional shared clipboard and dragndop
on screen general--> advanced

Anyidea why? it used to work before like virutalbox 3.x or 4.x ?

also shared drive folder is not working between windows host and linux guest. Despite adding shared drive it used to mount /media/sf_ovbhsared folder.

I am trying to attach screenshot but its not working
scottgus1
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
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Re: Copy paste not working between guest and host

Post by scottgus1 »

Shared folders, Copy/Paste & drag-n-drop require Guest Additions installed in the VM's OS.

Shared folders also requires a group 'vboxsf' membership in the Linux VM OS, if you want the shared folder auto-mounted.

Images can and should be attached using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.

Note that Guest Additions in Linux require the same prerequisites as Virtualbox on a Linux host, see https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch02. ... nux-prereq and https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04. ... ions-linux
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