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Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) -- How to access files from the hosting machine?

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Mar 15, 2026175989 views
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I have a PC with Windows 7 Ultimate (A) running on it. From within that OS I have VirtualBox running another Windows 7 instance (B). Is there any way for the Windows 7 (B) to access files from Windows 7 (A)? Ideally I'd like to be able to access them without having to copy them into the VM instance…

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Fix for: Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) -- How to access files from the hosting machine?

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There are several ways to accomplish this. You can use VBox's own Shared folders feature. For this: Go to Settings of the Virtual Machine and then select: Shared Folders. Click on Add Shared Folder button. Specify folder path and folder name. In Vir…

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