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I am trying to share a folder between a Windows 10 Host and Ubuntu Guest. I have followed all the steps:

Installed guest additions Settings->Shared Folders-> Added shared folder Tried to mount the folder using "sudo mount -t vboxsf SharedFolder SharedFolder_Location

Nothing is working. The folder never even shows up in the Ubuntu guest. I am not sure what I am doing wrong here, but I am about to give up on VirtualBox. As a side note, I also can't get the copy and paste feature to work either even after setting it to "Bi-directional"

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  • It does work. You must install Guest Additions, and read the manual - then it's easy.
    – user535733
    Jun 12, 2018 at 20:00
  • I did install Guest Additions. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the virtual machine as well. Still no luck.
    – Prit1123
    Jun 12, 2018 at 20:14
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    "Nothing is working." is not very helpful. What is the error message to the mount command?
    – muclux
    Jun 13, 2018 at 6:08

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In the latest version of virtual-box (v5.2 for example), I complete this task without command line:

  1. Open the guest system
  2. Settings -> Shared Folders -> Add, then select the real directory of the folder and name it, and select auto-mounting and fixed-mounting (I use a version not in English, but I think you can see some options similar)
  3. Restart the guest system, then you can see the folder by GUI, like My Computer in win10, or in the sidebar of files in ubuntu

By the way, I have installed the VboxGuestAddtions and the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack

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