Is there a "how to set up VirtualBox on Windows 10 with a guest of Linux and a shared folder?

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Hello all,

Can anyone point me to a current “how to” for setting up VirtualBox on a Windows 10 machine to run Kubuntu as a guest AND to configure a shared folder? I got VirtualBox installed fine, and Kubuntu installed within VirtualBox. My trouble seems to be configuring a shared folder so I can easily pass source code back and forth between the virtual OS and Windows, my main platform.

Any ideas/help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you,
Tim

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Well, the official docs are here:
https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html#sharedfolders

I have not been using Kubuntu but Debian and Linux Mint and Shared Folders works. Make sure you have the guest additions installed.

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When Guest Additions are added, they also permit copying files and folders back and forth by simple drag and drop.

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And most importantly the automatic mounting :slight_smile: