How to share a file from windows 7 to virtual box

How to share a drive to virtual box
How to share a drive to VB
How to share a file from host windows 7 to windows xp in virtual box


Follow this steps to share file to virtual box

Step 1:-

Click on shared folders in virtual box

Step 2:-

Click on add share folder as show in image

step 3:-

click on folder path and set path for which file you want to share and make mark for Auto mount.

if you want to make file only for read than make mark for Read-only option

 Press ok after selecting file to share

Here I selected D drive as shared file for virutal box

Step 4:-

Now close virtual box and start again and open XP to see your shared folder

Open My computer in XP to See shared folder

Here D_drive on Vboxsrv is shared folder in virtual box