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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.

18.04 mount virtualbox

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edited Feb 27 at 13:37

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  You didn't create ~/host.
  
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  If it is about simple transferring files and not keeping the shared volume - what about the scp?
  
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  @Pilot6 I have updated the post please have a look
  
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  In guest OS try to run sudo chmod 777 /home/atinesh/host - Did you try the troubleshooting section of the document you referring to ?
  
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  The shared folder did not mount properly even after installing guest additions. After several hours of searching, I realized that I can simply drag/drop folders from Windows to Ubuntu - so the need for the shared folder is gone.
  
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  Aug 21 at 15:36
  
  

  
  
  
  

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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.

18.04 mount virtualbox

share|improve this question

edited Feb 27 at 13:37

Atinesh

asked Feb 27 at 13:05

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  You didn't create ~/host.
  
  – Pilot6
  Feb 27 at 13:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If it is about simple transferring files and not keeping the shared volume - what about the scp?
  
  – h__
  Feb 27 at 13:27
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Pilot6 I have updated the post please have a look
  
  – Atinesh
  Feb 27 at 13:37
  

  
  
  
  


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  In guest OS try to run sudo chmod 777 /home/atinesh/host - Did you try the troubleshooting section of the document you referring to ?
  
  – cmak.fr
  Feb 27 at 15:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The shared folder did not mount properly even after installing guest additions. After several hours of searching, I realized that I can simply drag/drop folders from Windows to Ubuntu - so the need for the shared folder is gone.
  
  – Nazar
  Aug 21 at 15:36
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
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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.

18.04 mount virtualbox

share|improve this question

edited Feb 27 at 13:37

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$ sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=$UID,gid=$(id -g) share ~/host

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Easiest to use VirtualBox Shared Folders.

Make sure that Guest Additions is installed in your VM.

In the Shared Folder setting for your VM... ie: using my Desktop folder...

In your VM...

In terminal...

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf # add user to vboxsf group

Log out, log in so that vboxsf is available.

Open a Files window and open the shared Desktop (in my example) folder. You may also see a sf_Desktop folder icon on the desktop.

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edited Feb 28 at 14:20

answered Feb 27 at 15:26

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  Getting error while issuing command you mentioned addUser: The group 'vboxsf' does not exist
  
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  @Atinesh Make sure you're in the VM, and do the sudo adduser $USER vboxsf, and if that still fails, then try sudo addgroup vboxsf first, to add the missing group.
  
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I solved my issue by first adding my username to vboxsf

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf

And then I still had to install this package to see the shared folder

sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils

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I also faced problem in sharing folders on ubuntu 18.04. I degraded the version and installed ubuntu 16.04. Problem got solved. No need to separately mount the folder. Just adding name to group vboxsf and then restart VM worked.

share|improve this answer

answered Jun 13 at 4:04

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  This is not a solution for Ubuntu 18.04 that you mentioned in here, you just started using a totally different version of Ubuntu...
  
  – Kamiel Ahmadpour
  Sep 11 at 7:20
  

  
  
  
  

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0

I solved my issue by first adding my username to vboxsf

sudo adduser USER_NAME vboxsf And then I still had to install this package to see the shared folder
sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils

almost worked, BUT although I wanted to be mounted at /mnt/mydir, as configured in virtualbox I ended up getting it mounted on /media/sf_mydir

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 18 at 19:27

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  If you disable automount (for the share via the Virtualbox Manager), you can mount the share wherever you want. On that note, automounting works great so I usually leave it alone.
  
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  Sep 18 at 23:28
  

  
  
  
  

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Easiest to use VirtualBox Shared Folders.

Make sure that Guest Additions is installed in your VM.

In the Shared Folder setting for your VM... ie: using my Desktop folder...

In your VM...

In terminal...

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf # add user to vboxsf group

Log out, log in so that vboxsf is available.

Open a Files window and open the shared Desktop (in my example) folder. You may also see a sf_Desktop folder icon on the desktop.

share|improve this answer

edited Feb 28 at 14:20

answered Feb 27 at 15:26

heynnemaheynnema

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Getting error while issuing command you mentioned addUser: The group 'vboxsf' does not exist
  
  – Atinesh
  Feb 28 at 5:17
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Atinesh Make sure you're in the VM, and do the sudo adduser $USER vboxsf, and if that still fails, then try sudo addgroup vboxsf first, to add the missing group.
  
  – heynnema
  Feb 28 at 14:32
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
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2

Easiest to use VirtualBox Shared Folders.

Make sure that Guest Additions is installed in your VM.

In the Shared Folder setting for your VM... ie: using my Desktop folder...

In your VM...

In terminal...

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf # add user to vboxsf group

Log out, log in so that vboxsf is available.

Open a Files window and open the shared Desktop (in my example) folder. You may also see a sf_Desktop folder icon on the desktop.

share|improve this answer

edited Feb 28 at 14:20

answered Feb 27 at 15:26

heynnemaheynnema

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Getting error while issuing command you mentioned addUser: The group 'vboxsf' does not exist
  
  – Atinesh
  Feb 28 at 5:17
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Atinesh Make sure you're in the VM, and do the sudo adduser $USER vboxsf, and if that still fails, then try sudo addgroup vboxsf first, to add the missing group.
  
  – heynnema
  Feb 28 at 14:32
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

Easiest to use VirtualBox Shared Folders.

Make sure that Guest Additions is installed in your VM.

In the Shared Folder setting for your VM... ie: using my Desktop folder...

In your VM...

In terminal...

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf # add user to vboxsf group

Log out, log in so that vboxsf is available.

Open a Files window and open the shared Desktop (in my example) folder. You may also see a sf_Desktop folder icon on the desktop.

share|improve this answer

edited Feb 28 at 14:20

answered Feb 27 at 15:26

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I solved my issue by first adding my username to vboxsf

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf

And then I still had to install this package to see the shared folder

sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 18 at 23:22

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1

I solved my issue by first adding my username to vboxsf

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf

And then I still had to install this package to see the shared folder

sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 18 at 23:22

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I solved my issue by first adding my username to vboxsf

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf

And then I still had to install this package to see the shared folder

sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 18 at 23:22

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sudo adduser $USER vboxsf

sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils

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edited Sep 18 at 23:22

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edited Sep 18 at 23:22

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I also faced problem in sharing folders on ubuntu 18.04. I degraded the version and installed ubuntu 16.04. Problem got solved. No need to separately mount the folder. Just adding name to group vboxsf and then restart VM worked.

share|improve this answer

answered Jun 13 at 4:04

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1

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is not a solution for Ubuntu 18.04 that you mentioned in here, you just started using a totally different version of Ubuntu...
  
  – Kamiel Ahmadpour
  Sep 11 at 7:20
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

0

I also faced problem in sharing folders on ubuntu 18.04. I degraded the version and installed ubuntu 16.04. Problem got solved. No need to separately mount the folder. Just adding name to group vboxsf and then restart VM worked.

share|improve this answer

answered Jun 13 at 4:04

Neeraj SharmaNeeraj Sharma

1

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is not a solution for Ubuntu 18.04 that you mentioned in here, you just started using a totally different version of Ubuntu...
  
  – Kamiel Ahmadpour
  Sep 11 at 7:20
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

I also faced problem in sharing folders on ubuntu 18.04. I degraded the version and installed ubuntu 16.04. Problem got solved. No need to separately mount the folder. Just adding name to group vboxsf and then restart VM worked.

share|improve this answer

answered Jun 13 at 4:04

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answered Jun 13 at 4:04

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answered Jun 13 at 4:04

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answered Jun 13 at 4:04

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I solved my issue by first adding my username to vboxsf

sudo adduser USER_NAME vboxsf And then I still had to install this package to see the shared folder
sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils

almost worked, BUT although I wanted to be mounted at /mnt/mydir, as configured in virtualbox I ended up getting it mounted on /media/sf_mydir

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 18 at 19:27

BodoBodo

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  If you disable automount (for the share via the Virtualbox Manager), you can mount the share wherever you want. On that note, automounting works great so I usually leave it alone.
  
  – ajgringo619
  Sep 18 at 23:28
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

0

I solved my issue by first adding my username to vboxsf

sudo adduser USER_NAME vboxsf And then I still had to install this package to see the shared folder
sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils

almost worked, BUT although I wanted to be mounted at /mnt/mydir, as configured in virtualbox I ended up getting it mounted on /media/sf_mydir

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 18 at 19:27

BodoBodo

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If you disable automount (for the share via the Virtualbox Manager), you can mount the share wherever you want. On that note, automounting works great so I usually leave it alone.
  
  – ajgringo619
  Sep 18 at 23:28
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

I solved my issue by first adding my username to vboxsf

sudo adduser USER_NAME vboxsf And then I still had to install this package to see the shared folder
sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils

almost worked, BUT although I wanted to be mounted at /mnt/mydir, as configured in virtualbox I ended up getting it mounted on /media/sf_mydir

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 18 at 19:27

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answered Sep 18 at 19:27

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