Sharing folders with Mac OS X host

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mformomentum
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Sharing folders with Mac OS X host

Post by mformomentum »

Hi! in order to get access to my files I am trying to create a shared folder between my Mac OS X Snow Leopard host and Windows XP guest
for some reason the shared folder I specified in the settings wont turn up in networking places?
I did read the manual but I guess must have missed something crucial? is there something I need to specify within the WinXP guest also? or could the reason be WinXP is on a NTFS partition (FAT32 was not an option for this version of WinXP)?
help would be much appreciated, thanks!
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Sasquatch
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VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
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Re: Sharing folders with Mac OS X host

Post by Sasquatch »

Installed the Guest Additions in the VM? You're missing a lot of information here, read the Forum Posting Guide for what we need to help you better.
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
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.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org

Retired from this Forum since OSSO introduction.
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