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VirtualBox Shared Folders allow files residing on the host system to be accessed by guest operating systems running in virtual machines. VirtualBox folder sharing is currently only supported for Windows and Linux guests. Shared folders In addition, assuming adequate permissions are not supported granted on virtual machines running Windows 3.1the shared folder, Windows 95, Windows Me or Windows 98 gueststhe guest is also able to transfer files onto the host by copying them into the shared folder.

VirtualBox folder sharing is currently only supported for Windows and Linux guests. Shared folders can be configured such that are persistent (in other words the share is still configured even if the guest is restarted) or transient such that they a lost after the not supported on virtual machine is shutdown machines running Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows Me or rebooted. Shared folders may also be declared as read-only to prevent the guest operating system from writing to the host folderWindows 98 guests.

Shared folders can be configured such that they are persistent (in other words the share is still configured even if the guest is restarted) or transient (such that they a lost after the virtual machine is shutdown or rebooted). Shared folders may also be declared as read-only to prevent the guest operating system from writing to the host folder. The creation of a shared folder involves selecting the folder on the host system which is be to shared, assigning a share name and choosing whether the folder is to be read-only and transient or notpermanent.