This page provides information on transferring files between different types of virtual machines provided by the SCS. It is often useful to be able to transfer files between the guest machine and the host machine.
On this page, you will find instructions for the following methods:. A shared folder is a folder that makes its files available on both the guest machine and the host machine at the same time.
Creating a shared folder between the guest and the host allows you to easily manage files that should be present on both machines. The course virtual machines are ready to use shared folders right away, but if you are using the virtual machine on your personal computer, then you will need to specify which folder to use as shared storage.
If you are using a course VM on a lab computer, it is likely that a shared folder has already been set up for you. On the desktop of your course VM, you should notice a folder titled SharedFolders. Inside this folder, you will find any folders that have been shared between the course VM and lab computers. This is storage that is persistent to your SCS account and available as a network drive on the lab computers. Files stored in this folder are local to the machine, meaning that they can be accessed faster but will delete from the system when you log out.
If you are using your own personal machine, you will need to configure VirtualBox to look in the right place for your shared files. First, click on the guest machine you intend to share files with. From there, you can select the guest Settings and navigate to Shared Folders on the left side menu. To create a new shared folder, either click the New Folder icon on the right menu or right-click the empty list of shared folders and click Add Shared Folder. From here, there are six options:. On the course virtual machines, when you load into the desktop, you should see a folder labelled SharedFolders.
In there, you will see any folders that are currently mounted and being shared. If you only need to transfer a few files quickly, you can simply drag and drop the files in. This means that you will be able to drag files from the host to the guest and from the guest to the host. Once bidirectional drag and drop is checked, you should be able to begin dragging and dropping files.
NOTE: Sometimes when dragging files into the course VM , you may not be able to drag them into the file browser directly. If you encounter this issue, you should drag your files onto the Desktop and move the files around from there. You should see the cursor change when it is ready to drop files.
You can also drag files from the guest machine into the host. To do this, simply open the file browser on the host to where you would like to drop the files and drag the files from the virtual machine into the file browser of the host. File transfers should be pretty quick; if the virtual machine seems stuck when transferring, simply cancel the transfer and try again.
NextCloud offers you all of your SCS storage in one remote location, similar to how you might use other file hosting services like Dropbox or Google Drive. To make your life easier, we recommend that you check the "Map as a network drive in Windows guests" box to have VMware Workstation automatically create a network drive whose contents will match the list of shared folders here. Total or partial reproduction of this site is prohibited and constitutes an infringement punishable by articles L.
Index System admin Virtualization. Registration Password lost? For this, you can use : drag and drop VMware Workstation folder shares 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.
Windows file transfer 1. By default, these options are enabled and are available in the "Guest isolation" section : Enable drag and drop Enable copy and paste Note : if these options are disabled and dimmed, shut down the virtual machine to enable them.
To do this, open the settings of the virtual machine and go to the "Shared Folders" section and select the desired option : Disabled : VMware file sharing disabled default value Always enabled : always enabled for this virtual machine Enabled until next power off or suspend : activated until the virtual machine is power off or paused Map as a network drive in Windows guests : Automatically create a network drive where you will find all the shares created here.
Which makes it easier to access these shares. Click Add to create a new share. The Add Shared Folder Wizard appears. Save the settings and click Yes. In this folder, we find the files of this shared folder.
As expected, you will have access to the list of shares created in the virtual machine settings. You must be logged in to post a comment.
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