How to implement file sharing between virtual machines and real machines in VMware Workstation

1. Configuration options for entering virtual machines

There are three ways to enter, one is to use the shortcut key Ctrl+d, the second is to right-click on the virtual machine and then select the Settings option, the third is to click the VM in the shortcut bar after selecting the Settings option, the following two methods are as follows.

After entering settings, click Options, then select Shared Folders, set it to enable and create a shared folder, as follows.

2. Installing VMware Tools on a virtual machine

Click VMs in the shortcut bar, select Install VMware Tools, and the virtual machines automatically connect to the CD and open the VMware Tools installation, as follows.

Unzip the VMware Tools installation package into the virtual machine, open the unpacked directory and run the executable vmware-install.pl to complete the installation. After the installation is successful, you can see the previously built shared folder under/mnt/hgfs, following the steps below.

3. After completing the above steps, you can realize file sharing between the real machine and the virtual machine.

How to implement file sharing between virtual machines and real machines in VMware Workstation