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Leave Enable this share checked and Read-only unchecked (unless you want the VM to only see files and copy from files on the host computer but not change them) click Finish and then click OK in the Virtual Machine Settings. Then use Browse to identify the folder on the host computer to share and choose a name for the folder to be referred to in the VM. This will wake up the Add Shared Folder Wizard (click Next). Then click Add to identify the folder on the host to share. To set this up use the VMware Workstation menu VM | Settings, select the Options tab, click Shared Folders, and in the right pane choose always enabled and check Map as a network in Windows guests. In addition you can make folders and drives from your host computer available as a shared virtual drive in the VM this way both host and VM read & write from the same folder making bulk sharing easy.
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If you can't get host and VM windows side by side like in the screen cap below, just find the file you want to copy, right-click and choose copy, navigate where you want it to be copied, then right-click and use paste. Your system's clipboard will allow you to drag & drop or copy & paste files between the VM and host just like between folders on one computer. An Ubuntu Linux VM hosted on a Mac with VMware FusionĪ Windows VM hosted on a PC with VMware Workstation.
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A Windows VM hosted on a Mac with VMware Fusion.An Ubuntu Linux VM hosted on a PC with VMware Workstation.A Windows VM hosted on a PC with VMware Workstation.If it appears they are missing please visit How to install VMware tools or contact the instructor for guidance. VMware Tools should have installed automatically with your VM build. A quick primer on accessing and moving files between a VM and the local host using VMware.
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