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- #SHARED FOLDER VIRTUALBOX .EXE#
- #SHARED FOLDER VIRTUALBOX INSTALL#
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#SHARED FOLDER VIRTUALBOX INSTALL#
* Note: If you still have the problem, go ahead and install the Samba (SMB) protocol on the machine with the shared folder as well. * Note: It's also enough to enable the SMB 1.0/CIFS Client only.ĥ. Check the SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support feature and click OK. Navigate to Control Panel and open Programs and Features.Ģ. To fix the problem, proceed and enable the SMB 1.0 support feature on Windows 10/11 (Host OS), as instructed below:ġ. In such a case, the error is due to the Host OS missing the Samba (SMB) protocol that Windows XP needs to connect to the shared folder.
#SHARED FOLDER VIRTUALBOX HOW TO#
How to FIX: Failed to save the settings of the virtual machine – RTPathQueryInfo failed on shared folder in VirtualBox and Windows 10.Īs I mentioned at the beginning of this article, the error occurs on a Windows XP VirtualBox machine (VM), when you map a network shared folder on a Windows 10 machine to VM Settings > Shared Folders. RTPathQueryInfo failed on shared folder path 'G:\': VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND. Problem in Details: On Windows 10/11, VirtualBox VM Machine fails to start with error:įailed to save the settings of the virtual machine WindowsXP to C:\Users\user\VirtualBox VMs\WindowsXP\WindowsXP.vbox. The mentioned error in VirtualBox appears when you're running Windows 10 and you mount a network shared folder on a VM machine that runs Windows XP as Guest OS. It works? Great! Let's set up the system so it automounts for your regular useraccount instead of root-only access.If you cannot start your VirtualBox Machine because of error "RTPathQueryInfo failed on shared folder…", then follow the instructions below to fix the problem.
#SHARED FOLDER VIRTUALBOX ISO#
run from the mounted iso image.Ĩ - Create shared folder in OpenSUSE (GuestFolder)ĩ - Test with sudo mount -t vboxsf HostFolder /home/user/GuestFolder

Because this, I tried this Advanced VirtualBox Shared Folder with Samba.
#SHARED FOLDER VIRTUALBOX .EXE#
exe files from shared folder that we generated inside my VM. In my casem I have problem with anti virus program that was erasing my. I suggest trying step 7 first and returning to step 6 if that fails. VirtualBox’s shared folders doesn’t play well when you want to access program files that are saved in those shared folders. * A commenter on previously mentioned thread says this step is unnecessary but it doesn't work without on my system. linux-obj/$HOSTTYPE/default/Module.symvers. In the Folder path field, confirm the path for the local folder you want to share with the. Click the Add new shared folder button from the top-right corner. Right-click the virtual machine and select the Settings option. Make oldconfig & make prepare & make scripts & make depĬp. To use VirtualBox to share a folder with a virtual machine, use these steps: OpenVirtualBox. This mounts an iso image in your OpenSUSE guest. Sudo zypper make gcc kernel-source kernel-hosttype/default -develĥ - Run the Virtual Machine and go to Devices > Guest Additions You need to install the right development kernelpackage for your machinetype (use ' zypper search -i kernel' to see what's installed) Via the Virtual Machine details or via Devices > Shared Folders.Ĥ - Install dependencies for running the Virtualbox installer Mounting VBox shared folders 1) Open fstab for editing: nano /etc/fstab 2) Add your mount point: /media/vbox-share /desired/mount/point bind defaults,bind 0. Situation: OpenSUSE installed in a Virtualbox Virtual Machine and I want to set a shared folder.ġ - Set up a Virtual Machine and install OpenSUSE 11.2Ģ - Create a shared folder on host (HostFolder)ģ - Setup the shared folder in Virtualbox This was the only thread that helped me to get shared folders to work but it was incomplete for my purpose so that's why this thread exists. Hopefully this will save someone a lot of hassle and please respond if there is a better way to do this! (There probably is but I haven't found it yet.)Īlso most of this is shamelessly ripped from this excellent thread: VirtualBox Guest additions in OpenSUSE 11.2 - openSUSE Forums This cost me a lot of time to figure out and this is just multiple threads combined into one.
