How should I transfer files from Windows to Ubuntu installed on Virtualbox? When I plugged in a USB, it only pops up in Windows.
How can I see it in Ubuntu?
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How should I transfer files from Windows to Ubuntu installed on Virtualbox? When I plugged in a USB, it only pops up in Windows.
How can I see it in Ubuntu?
Best Answer
There are 2 ways, which I normally use
Option 1: Before booting up Ubuntu, inside Virtualbox Ubuntu VM settings, specify a share folder. Then after logged in to Ubuntu, create a new directory for example
/media/vboxshared
and mount that drive using the commandsudo mount -t vboxsf SHARENAME /media/vboxshared
. Enter your password when it prompts for the password.Option 2: Before booting up Ubuntu, add a new Network adapter and select 'Bridged Adapter'. Then after logged in to Ubuntu, run the command
ifconfig -a | more
to get the ip address of that new network adapter. In Windows, use WinSCP or FileZilla to transfer the file to Ubuntu