I am totally new to Ubuntu and a first timer user and been reading about this subject for a while. I have a folder on Windows that I need to be able to access from my Ubuntu VM on Virtual Box.
I did the following steps:
1- From Virtual Box, I went to Devices > Shared Folders > Shared Folder Settings, added a new Shared folder on my windows desktop named 'ubunto_shared' like the following:
2- Then from the Ubuntu VM, I ran the following command:
sudo mount -t vboxsf ubunto_shared windows_shared
But I got the error:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on ntfs missing
codepage or helper program or other error
3- so I installed ntfs-3g using: sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
4- I then ran this command:
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g ubunto_shared windows_shared
but I got the error:
ntfs-3g: Failed to access volume 'ubunto_shared': No such file or
directory
5- I read few articles about how to access that folder, so I ran
sudo /sbin/fdisk -l
I am seeing this and I am not seeing NTFS listed there. How do I handle this issue?
Best Answer
I faced a similar issue with Lubuntu 18.04/vbox 5.2.1. I did the following: install vbox guest additions, put the user in the vboxsf group. No effect (in versions 16/17 of Ubuntu, usually works).
During the search for a solution, I found many suggestions of packages to be installed, with no effect.
The package that solved for me was: virtualbox-guest-x11. Try: