How to access windows host shared folders from ubuntu guest in Virtualbox

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This tutorial will explain How to access windows host shared folders from ubuntu guest in Virtualbox.
Procedure to follow

Step 1 : Install Guest Additions

You can install Guest Additions from From the VirtualBox's menu Devices ? Install Guest Additions...

This will mount a virtual CD on your /media/cdrom.Now open terminal (Applications menu -> Accessories -> Terminal) and run the following command

sudo sh VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run

After completing installation you need to restart your virtualbox guest machine

Step2: Define Share folders

From the VirtualBox's menu go to Devices ? Shared Folders

A dialog will show up as below. In this dialog you can specify which folder from your Windows system you want to share with your Ubuntu system.Press the button with the + symbol to add a new shared folder in the list.

You will have to specify a Folder Name for each folder you add.You need to note down this folder name click ok

Step 3: Mount windows folders in ubuntu

First you need to create mount point using the following command from your terminal (Applications menu -> Accessories -> Terminal)

sudo mkdir/media/windows

Note :- Folder name windows can be changes to anything

Mount you shared folder using the following comamnd

sudo mount -t vboxsf Shared /media/windows

Note:- Shared folder is our windows folder

Step 4: Make it automatically mount every time you reboot

If you want to make it automatically mount every time you reboot edit /etc/init.d/rc.local file

gksudo gedit /etc/init.d/rc.local

add the following line

sudo mount -t vboxsf Shared /media/windows

Save and exit the file

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