beautyer.blogg.se - Transfer files between vm and host

In order to access it, you will have to go through the network option (but you will probably encounter a network discovery disabled by default error). " box, the share will not appear in Computer (or This PC) by default. If you don't check the "Map as a network drive. Then, enter the name under which this share will appear in the guest OS.Įnable sharing by checking the "Enable this share" box and check the "Read-only" box if you want this share to be read only. Which makes it easier to access these shares.Ĭlick Browse to select the folder you want to share and make available to the virtual machine.

Map as a network drive in Windows guests : Automatically create a network drive where you will find all the shares created here.

Enabled until next power off or suspend : activated until the virtual machine is power off or paused.

Always enabled : always enabled (for this virtual machine).

Disabled : VMware file sharing disabled (default value).

To do this, open the settings of the virtual machine and go to the "Shared Folders" section and select the desired option : To share folders on your physical PC to make them read-only (for security) or read/write (if needed) by the virtual machine. In fact, when you use drag and drop, the VMware tools temporarily copy the data into a subfolder "vmware-xxxx\VMwareDnD" of the temporary folder of the guest OS. You can also right-click "Copy" on the physical computer and right-click "Paste" in the guest OS.Ī VMware transfer window will be displayed and another will be displayed by the guest OS.Īs you can see, the files or folders dragged/dropped will be copied by the guest OS from a folder with a weird name. To transfer a file from the physical computer to the virtual machine, simply drag it to the virtual machine window (where the guest OS is displayed). Note : if these options are disabled and dimmed, shut down the virtual machine to enable them. However, to do this, make sure that these features are enabled in the settings of your virtual machine.īy default, these options are enabled and are available in the "Guest isolation" section : To begin, you can easily transfer files from the physical PC to the virtual machine with a simple drag and drop.īut, you can also use copy/paste in both directions (physical machine to virtual machine and vice versa). File transfer on Linux (Debian / Ubuntu)ġ.Note that in both cases, you will need the VMware Tools in the guest OS and activate the corresponding option in the settings of your virtual machine.

With VMware Workstation VMware Tools available for many types of operating systems, you can easily transfer folders and files from your physical computer to a virtual machine and vice versa.