Vmware shared folder configuration with host - Parthaaaaa/practicelinux GitHub Wiki

• Set your host folder path inside vmware workstation:

Go

VM >setting >option >shared folder(enable it and set the folder)

• run command sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop

• Mount the folder by following command:

sudo vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs/ -o allow_other -o uid=1000

or

sudo vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/yourDesiredDirectory/ -o allow_other -o uid=1000 (Create your desired directory inside /mnt)

• You can check your mounted folder by: vmware-hgfsclient

• Go to:cd /mnt/hgfs or cd /mnt/

It is recommended to mount the folder only when you use.Because,it affect the performance of the guest OS