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1. Vmware player mac os sierra shared folders install#
2. Vmware player mac os sierra shared folders full#
3. Vmware player mac os sierra shared folders plus#
4. Vmware player mac os sierra shared folders windows#

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Vmware player mac os sierra shared folders windows#

If you’re using a Windows guest operating system, open File Explorer, select “Network”, and then look under the “vmware-host” computer. You should now see the shared folders appear as network file shares.

When you’re done, click the “Finish” button. Select the “Read-only” option if you want the virtual machine only to be able to read files from the shared folder, but not modify them.

Vmware player mac os sierra shared folders full#

If you don’t, the share is still added to your list of shares and you can enable it later on an as-needed basis. By default, the virtual machine will have full read-write access to the folder. On the “Specify Shared Folder Attributes” screen, select the “Enable this share” option. When you’re done, click the “Next” button. Use the “Name” box to type the name of the folder as it should appear inside the virtual machine.

On the “Name the Shared Folder” screen, use the “Host path” box to indicate the location of the shared folder on your host operating system (your real PC). In the “Add Shared Folder Wizard” window, click “Next” to skip the welcome screen. Optionally, you can select the “Map as a network drive in Windows guests” option if you want the share mapped to a drive letter in your guest operating system instead of having to dig through shared folders on the network.Īfter enabling the feature, click the “Add” button to add a new shared folder. Select the “Enabled until next power off or suspend” if you prefer to manually re-enable the feature after restarts. Select “Always enabled” if you want the Shared Folders feature to stay on even when you restart the virtual machine. Shared folders are disabled by default, and you can enable them in one of two ways. In the “Virtual Machine Settings” window, switch to the “Options” tab and select the “Shared Folders” setting on the left-hand side.

Vmware player mac os sierra shared folders install#

Open the “Player” menu, point to the “Manage” menu, and then select the “Install VMware Tools” option. This opens a dialog prompting you to download the tools and, when finished, inserts a virtual CD that you can use within the guest operating system to install the VMWare tools.Īfter the VMware tools are installed, open the “Player” menu, point to the “Manage” menu, and then select the “Virtual Machine Settings” option. To use the feature, you first need to install VMware Tools in the guest virtual machine. VMware’s Shared Folders work with both Windows and Linux guest operating systems. If you’re using a Windows guest operating system, open File Explorer, select “Network”, and then look under the “VBOXSRV” computer. Make all your choices and then hit the “OK” button. If you don’t select this option, it becomes a transient folder that is removed with the virtual machine restarts.

Vmware player mac os sierra shared folders plus#

Transient Folders are temporary and are automatically removed when you restart or shut down the virtual machine.Ĭlick the “Add” button (the folder with a plus on it) to create a new shared folder. Machine Folders are permanent folders that are shared until you remove them. Here you can see any shared folders you’ve set up. In the “Settings” window, switch to the “Shared Folders” tab. After the Guest Additions are installed, open the “Machine” menu and click the “Settings” option.