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I am not sure whether the features is available for all version of virtual box, so first confirm that the version of virtual box you have.Mine version is 4.3.6 and features is already available, and following steps will guide you to share file between host to guest and vice-verse.
1. Open "Oracle VM Virtual Box" manager and click on "Shared Folders" link where you can adds a new shared folder definition.Following figure will help you to visualize this.
2. In Add Share form you can mention the "Folder Path" i.e the location you want to share, "Folder Name" which is a name used to identify from guest side. Also do not forget to check "Auto Mount" and "Make Permanent" option otherwise you need to do this manually later from command line.
That's it now you can start the Virtual Machine, if it is already started you have to reboot it to make the mount volume available in system. The shared folder appears on your guest machine as:
For example:
Oh yes, there is one more step add any user in your guest system that needs access to the folder to the group vboxsf.
1. Open "Oracle VM Virtual Box" manager and click on "Shared Folders" link where you can adds a new shared folder definition.Following figure will help you to visualize this.
2. In Add Share form you can mention the "Folder Path" i.e the location you want to share, "Folder Name" which is a name used to identify from guest side. Also do not forget to check "Auto Mount" and "Make Permanent" option otherwise you need to do this manually later from command line.
That's it now you can start the Virtual Machine, if it is already started you have to reboot it to make the mount volume available in system. The shared folder appears on your guest machine as:
/media/sf_folder_name
For example:
/media/sf_ProjectsWindows
Oh yes, there is one more step add any user in your guest system that needs access to the folder to the group vboxsf.
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