Shared folder stopped working...

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Ryssen
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Joined: 17. May 2010, 01:10
Primary OS: MS Windows 7
VBox Version: OSE other
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Shared folder stopped working...

Post by Ryssen »

I have Ubuntu 10.10 and its been working fine for about 2 weeks,now I saw that the shared folder aint working as it should.On the Windows side there are a couple of files and folders,I can access the folder media/sf_Linux but there are no files there.Whats wrong now? :?:

Edit:I found out wat´s wrong... :oops:
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Sasquatch
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Guest OSses: Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux
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Re: Shared folder stopped working...

Post by Sasquatch »

Please tell us what you found, so other users with the same problem have an answer when they stumble upon this topic.
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

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Ryssen
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Joined: 17. May 2010, 01:10
Primary OS: MS Windows 7
VBox Version: OSE other
Guest OSses: Linux

Re: Shared folder stopped working...

Post by Ryssen »

I have 2 backups of my sharedfolder with Cobian backup and the folder I use for Ubuntu was empty...
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