I have a VirtualBox installed on Ubuntu 18.04 and within VirtualBox Ubuntu 18.04 is also installed i.e. both host and guest machine are the same OS. Now I need to transfer some files from host machine to guest machine, I followed instructions mentioned here.
But while issuing the following command in guest machine
$ sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=$UID,gid=$(id -g) share ~/host
I am getting an error
mount: /home/atinesh/host: mount point does not exist
How can I transfer files from host machine to guest machine
Update:
I have created home directory in Guest OS, Now while Issuing the same command as mentioned above getting this error
mount: /home/atinesh/host: wrong fs type, bad option, bad super block on share, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.
Best Answer
Easiest to use VirtualBox Shared Folders.
Make sure that
Guest Additionsis installed in your VM.In the
Shared Foldersetting for your VM... ie: using my Desktop folder...In your VM...
In
terminal...sudo adduser $USER vboxsf# add user to vboxsf groupLog out, log in so that vboxsf is available.
Open a
Fileswindow and open the shared Desktop (in my example) folder. You may also see a sf_Desktop folder icon on the desktop.