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Choose the virtual machine and select Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings:
- Go to the Options tab and select the Shared Folders option:
- Under Folder sharing, choose a sharing option.
- The Add Shared Folder Wizard opens.
- Type the path on the host system to the directory you want to share and specify its name:
VMware Workstation 5.0
- Choose VM > Settings.
- Select Options.
- Click Shared Folders.
- Click Add to open the Add Shared Folder Wizard and click Next.
- Enter a name and location for the shared folder and click Next.
- Enter attributes for the shared folder.
- Click Finish.
How to mount a VMware share in Linux?
Mounting VMware Shares on Linux VM: First, make a directory (let’s say ~/testshare) on the Linux VM where you want to mount the VMware share with the following command: $ mkdir ~ / testshare. The command to mount a VMware share on a Linux VM is: $ sudo mount -t fuse.vmhgfs-fuse -o >< MountOptions > .host: /< VMwareShareName > < MountPathOnVM >.
To share a directory/folder from the host to a VMware VM, open the VM, make sure the VM is not powered on and go to VM > Settings. Then, go to the Options tab and click on Shared Folders. By default, Shared Folders is Disabled. To enable Shared Folders, select Always enabled. Now, you can add shared folders.
Here are steps: Ensure configured shared folder in VMWare Player Install open-vm0dkms: sudo apt-get install open-vm-dkms Hit the “Enter” all the way to allow default value Mount Windows shared folder to Ubuntu VM: sudo mount -t vmhgfs .host:/ /mnt/hgfs check if mounting is successful Auto mount shared folder on startup
How do I install VMware Player on Ubuntu?
Here are steps: Ensure configured shared folder in VMWare Player. Install open-vm0dkms: sudo apt-get install open-vm-dkms. Hit the “Enter” all the way to allow default value. Mount Windows shared folder to Ubuntu VM: sudo mount -t vmhgfs .host:/ /mnt/hgfs. check if mounting is successful.