
Follow the steps below to share a file or folder between the host and guest systems.ġ. For folder sharing, either create a new folder or use an existing folder. You can share multiple folders between the guest OS and the host OS. Now, we will share a folder between the host and guest systems. Once VirtualBox Guest Additions has been installed on the Guest OS, you can share folders between the host system and the guest system. Installation will begin, and once completed, you will be asked to press Enter to close the window. Click Run to install Guest Additions on the guest machine.Ĥ. On the top menu bar of VirtualBox, click Devices, then select Insert Guest Additions CD image to insert a virtual CD inside the guest system.ģ. Open VirtualBox in your host system and start a guest operating system.Ģ. To do so, the following steps must be taken:ġ. To enable file sharing between host and guest, you must install Guest Additions in the guest OS. Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on the guest system To enable sharing between guest and host OS, we will install VirtualBox Guest Additions on the guest OS and then share and mount a folder from the host OS to the guest OS.

VirtualBox Guest Additions: Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules.

Uncompressing VirtualBox 5.2.12 Guest Additions for Linux. I had a messegge simmilar to this: Verifying archive integrity.

I wasn't installing the "Guest Additions" correctly.
