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Shared folders lost on each run
Posted: 22. May 2009, 22:34
by poisonborz
Hola, I'm using the latest Virtualbox on XP (with XP guest), but have a strange problem: shared folders disappear after each restart of virtualbox. Is this by design, or a bug?
Re: Shared folders lost on each run
Posted: 22. May 2009, 22:54
by vbox4me2
Did you toggle the "reconnect at logon" option?
If you did it can be a timing issue, when windows re-connects while its booting the VBox portion may not yet be activated.
Re: Shared folders lost on each run
Posted: 22. May 2009, 23:51
by poisonborz
I just didn't realize the difference between Machine and Transient folders... Folders set in the manager app are permanent now...
There should be a warning message when first creating a Transient folder (with "make permanent" unticked), that this folder will disappear after a restart. I know, the name "Transient" is telling, but many people won't realize what it means.
Re: Shared folders lost on each run
Posted: 23. May 2009, 11:29
by Sasquatch
poisonborz wrote:I just didn't realize the difference between Machine and Transient folders... Folders set in the manager app are permanent now...
There should be a warning message when first creating a Transient folder (with "make permanent" unticked), that this folder will disappear after a restart. I know, the name "Transient" is telling, but many people won't realize what it means.
Which is why it's documented in the manual
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