VMware Player – How to Access the Host’s Hard Drive

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I have a Windows 7 host machine. My VMware player is running Ubuntu 10.10.

I want to access my main C:\ in Ubuntu to be able to access all my files.

I have tried: "Edit virtual machine settings" > Hardware > Add > Hard Disk > Use Physical disk > Use entire disk > Finish*.

But when I go into Ubuntu and try to access the HD I run into this error which causes the Ubuntu to hang indefinitely.

Because I'm a noob I can't post an image of the error. Instead you'll have to click here to view it.

*I have partitioned my disk but if I instead of selecting Use Entire Disk select a

Best Answer

What you want is to set up a shared folder with your host OS. In order to do this, you must first have VMWare Tools installed.

  • In the VM settings under shared folders, click Add and follow the on-screen prompts:

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When you're done, your share will show up under the /mount/hgfs directory.

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