Installing a USB flash drive to copy files

[alanmsn]

I have VirtualBox on my Win10 laptop and I am trying to copy a number of XP files to use elsewhere and I wanted to use a memory stick. I have downloaded the correct extension pack but when I try to install it I am continually told I must have administrator rights. I am the only user and am listed as administrator on the host and the guest but I just can't proceed. Any ideas please?

[BillG]

I would copy the files from the vm to the host, then write them to USB from the host. I never use USB devices in vms.

You will need to use the host only adapter to copy from guest to host (or vice versa).

[mpack]

Another possibility is to mount the USB drive as a shared folder. It isn't actually necessary for the guest OS to own the USB interface: let the host OS look after host hardware.