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== Accessing a Shared Folder from a Windows Guest ==
On Windows guests, the shared folder should appear as a standard Windows network share listed under ''VirtualBox Shared Folders'', accessible from the ''Network'' option in the ''Start'' menu. If the shared folder is not visible within the Network window(as can sometime be the case), it may be mapped to a disk drive in a command prompt window by issuing the following command:
net use ''x:'' \\vboxsvr\''ShareName''
where ''x:'' represent the drive letter to be mapped to the shared folder, and ''SharenameShareName'' is the name assigned to the shared folder during the creation process outlined above. For example, to map a shared folder named ''TempFiles'' to the S: drive on the guest operating system and subsequently list the files in the folder:
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C:\Users\vbox> net use s: \\vboxsrv\TempFiles
The command completed successfully.
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