Setting up Shared Folders

[Sinclair]

Hello. I've searched and read a few different set of directions in relation to setting up shared folders between a host machine and guest machine. None of them have worked for me. I'm guessing I've messing up somewhere.

Here's what I want to do: I have some files on my Guest Machine (Windows XP) that I would like to transfer to my Host Machine (Windows 7).

I've gone into the settings of Virtualbox and set up a folder and selected it to be permanent. The name of the folder is "machine".

I thought the folder would show up under "my computer" on the guest machine but its not. Not sure what to do.

Thanks for any help.

[johnmcloud]

Mount the folder in virtualbox. Don't tick automount. In guest system, open cmd and write:

net use z: \\VBOXSRV\Insert_Folder_Name_With_Underscore /persistent:yes

Or

net use z: \\VBOXSRV\Insert_Folder_Name_With_Underscore

[Sinclair]

I got it to work, thanks!

I did it a little differently though, and this is for anyone who might stumble upon this thread.

I created a folder on my host machine labeled "machine" and then went into VirtualBox Manager (where you start the guest OS from) and created a folder called "machine" there too (under the settings tab --> shared folder tab).

Started up the guest OS and then went to "run" under start button. Typed in cmd and hit run and then typed in this: "net use x: \\vboxsvr\machine". After that I put the file\folders into the drive under "my computer" on the guest OS. I then dragged that file from the drive onto the desktop of my host OS and it put it in the folder labeled "machine_folder". The machine folder that I created on the host OS I created on the desktop.