{"id":5742,"date":"2018-06-22T07:48:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T07:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=5742"},"modified":"2023-04-12T07:42:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T07:42:46","slug":"3-ways-to-transfer-files-between-windows-and-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-transfer-files-between-windows-and-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Transfer Files between Windows and VirtualBox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ads-google\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3976761739610001\" data-ad-slot=\"8881155354\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Customarily, we&#8217;d like to install another operating system on VirtualBox. You may have found that you are unable to copy and paste files between Physical Machine and VirtualBox directly. However, you can transfer files between Windows and VirtualBox by using the following ways.<\/p>\n<h2>Way 1: Create a shared folder to transfer files between Windows and VirtualBox<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Locate to the folder you want to share.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Right-click on it and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Under<strong> Sharing<\/strong> tab, click on<strong> Advanced Sharing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/share-folder.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"736\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5743 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/share-folder.png\" alt=\"share folder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/share-folder.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/share-folder-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Check the box of <strong>Share this folder<\/strong> and tap on <strong>OK<\/strong>. You can also click on <strong>Permissions<\/strong> to change permissions for users.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/advanced-sharing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"619\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5744 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/advanced-sharing.png\" alt=\"advanced sharing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/advanced-sharing.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/advanced-sharing-291x300.png 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Run VirtualBox and press <strong>Windows<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> to invoke <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box. Type the IP address of your host machine and hit <strong>Enter<\/strong>. Now you can share files between Windows and VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/type-host-ip-in-run-dialog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"307\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5745 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/type-host-ip-in-run-dialog.png\" alt=\"type host ip in run dialog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/type-host-ip-in-run-dialog.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/type-host-ip-in-run-dialog-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Way 2: Transfer files between Windows and VirtualBox by dragging and dropping<\/h2>\n<p>Step 1: Navigate to <strong>Device<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Drag and Drop<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Bidirectional<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/drag-and-drop.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5747 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/drag-and-drop.png\" alt=\"drag and drop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/drag-and-drop.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/drag-and-drop-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Then you will be able to drag files from guest machine to the VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The files name are required full English.<\/p>\n<h2>Way 3: Transfer files from Windows to VirtualBox via Clipboard or USB flash drive<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Transfer files by Clipboard<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Click on<strong> Devices<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Shared Clipboard<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Bidirectional<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shared-clipboard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5748 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shared-clipboard.png\" alt=\"shared clipboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shared-clipboard.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shared-clipboard-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Then you can copy and paste between Windows and VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Transfer files through USB flash drive<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Run VirtualBox and click<strong> Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click <strong>USB<\/strong> in the left sidebar and then click on <strong>Add<\/strong> icon to add your USB flash drive to VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/add-usb-to-virtual.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5749 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/add-usb-to-virtual.png\" alt=\"add usb to virtual\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/add-usb-to-virtual.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/add-usb-to-virtual-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ads-google\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3976761739610001\" data-ad-slot=\"5625464292\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Customarily, we&#8217;d like to install another operating system on VirtualBox. 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