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Chapter 8 Transferring Files and Text Between the Host and Guest
Viewing a Shared Folder
Viewingsharedfoldersinaguestvariesbasedonwhethertheguestoperatingsystem
isWindows,Solaris,orLinux.Youcanusesharedfolderstoshareanytypeoffiles.
Todeterminewhichfoldersonthehostarebeingsharedwithavirtualmachine,choose
VM>Settings>Options>SharedFolderstoseeali
stofthesharedfol
dersandthe
directorypathstothem.
View Shared Folders in a Windows Guest
InaWindowsguestoperatingsystem,youcanviewsharedfoldersusingdesktop
icons.
To view shared folders in a Windows guest
LookinMyNetworkPlaces>EntireNetwork(NetworkNeighborhoodfora
WindowsNTguest,orNetworkforWindowsVistaandWindows7)under
VMwareSharedFolders.
Ifyouhavetroublefindingasharedfolderusingthedesktopicon,openWindows
ExplorerandlookinMyNetworkPlaces(orNetworkNeighborhood).
Toviewaspecificsharedfolder,dooneofthefollowing:
NavigatetoitontheguestsystembyopeningMyNetworkPlaces>Entire
Network>VMwareSharedFolders>vmware‐host>SharedFolders>
<shared_folder_name>.
GodirectlytothefolderusingtheUNCpath
\\vmware-host\Shared Folders\<shared_folder_name>.
CAUTIONDonotopenafileinasharedfolderfrommorethanoneapplicationatatime.
Forexample,donotopenthesamefileusinganapplicationonthehostoperating
systemandanotherapplicationintheguestoperatingsystem.Ifoneoftheapplications
writestothefile,dataco
rruptioncanoccur.
NOTEIfyourguestoperatingsystemhasVMwareToolsfromWorkstation4.0,shared
foldersappearasfoldersonadesignateddriveletter.
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