Using the pull-down menu for “Folder Path” and clicking on “Other…” you can navigate your host’s file system and click on the folder. You should create a directory on your host system, (ex. On the Folder settings window.Select a Folder path to the directory on your host that you want visible from your guest.In the “Devices” drop-down menu of VirtualBox (once your VM instance is running), select “Shared Folders…” and then select the “Shared Folders Settings…” item.One of the best feature of VirtualBox is you can share a folder between your host (i.e., your original OS) and your guest (i.e., your Ubuntu VM instance). Guest addition should have been installed. Now shutdown off your VM (by clicking on the shutdown icon in the top-right corner of the Ubuntu desktop) and restart it from the main VirtualBox window.A terminal will open and show progress and eventually prompts you to “Press Return to close this window…”. Then authenticate by typing your password (password for your user account on your Ubuntu VM). One your VM instance is running, click in the “Devices” drop-down menu of VirtualBox and select the “Insert Guest Additions CD Image…” option, and click “Run” to confirm that you want to do this.VirtualBox allows you to install additional options “guest additions”, which are basically sets of tools and device drivers that will improve usability. Image - Ubuntu login screen Installing Guest Additions VirtualBox comes in different packages, and installation depends on your host operating system and can be downloaded from this link.Installation is straight forward and can be invoked from the “Programs” menu. Via RDP virtual channel support, VirtualBox also allows you to connect arbitrary USB devices locally to a virtual machine which is running remotely on a VirtualBox RDP server.
VirtualBox already supports Winlogon on Windows and PAM on Linux for RDP authentication. The VirtualBox Remote Desktop Extension (VRDE) allows for high-performance remote access to any running virtual machine. VirtualBox provides a groups feature that enables the user to organize and control virtual machines collectively, as well as individually. Guest Additions: shared folders, seamless windows, 3D virtualization.For many scenarios, VirtualBox does not require the processor features built into newer hardware like Intel VT-x or AMD-V. VirtualBox runs on a large number of 32-bit and 64-bit host operating systems Here’s a listing of VirtualBox’s main features:
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