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Mount VirtualBox SharedFolder in Ubuntu VM on boot

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I have a Ubuntu VM running in VirtualBox.

I have a Shared Folder set up as myshare
I have a folder created in my home directory (~/jamesw) as host.
using the line sudo mount -t vboxsf myshare host from my home directory in Terminal mounts the drive correctly, but if I reboot it is not mounted again.

This is a VM I use for running a simple web server and I would like this Share mounted each time I boot.
Is there any way to do this? Especially given that it requires sudo?

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answered 1 Year ago allowiel · Accepted Answer

Auto-mount shared folders using Virtual Box Manager

From Virtual Box > 4.0 we are able to auto mount shared folders in a virtual machine. To do so for Ubuntu we

need to install Guest Additions in the guest OS

make sure users are in group vboxsf

define shared folders from the Virtual Box Manager

Right click on your virtual machine and choose Settings->Shared Folders. This will list existing shares or lets you define a new shared folde by clicking on the blue folder icon with the green +-sign on the top right side:

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Choose your folder from the dropdown menu Folder path or choose Define other for a file selector that lists the host filesystem. Choose a name for the share (e.g. myshares). By ticking Auto-mount this folder will always be mounted in the Ubuntu guest directory /media/sf_myshares (the prefix sf_ will automatically be added).

Alternatively, to define shared folders in a running guest OS we may select Devices -> Shared Folders from the window menu of Virtual Box Manager:

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By ticking Make Permanent these shared folders will also be available on the next boot and will be mounted when Auto-mount is ticked in addition.