Hi. I'm running Windows 7 RTM x86 as Host with a number of different Guests on vBox 3.0.4. I all cases I am unable to copy from the host to the guest, I am, however able to copy from an XP Guest to the Host, but not from any Linux Guest. I have tried various combinations for the shared clipboard settings and only receive the functionality described above with the shared clipboard disabled, every other setting prevents copying entirely.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Copy + Paste Host to Guest not working.
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Sasquatch
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Re: Copy + Paste Host to Guest not working.
You need bidirectional clipboard enabled AND install the Guest Additions to support that. Linux clears it's clipboard when you close the program that stored something on it. If you would copy something from your terminal and close it, that piece of text will be gone too. You can't copy/paste files, only text.
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VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
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Laszlo
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Re: Copy + Paste Host to Guest not working.
Hi Sasquatch, thanks for the reply.
I reinstalled VB and it now seems to be working correctly...
I reinstalled VB and it now seems to be working correctly...