Shared Folder settings between Windows7 and uBuntu guest OS in VMWare
PS: Please make sure that your VMTools is installed correctly on the uBuntu Guest. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1022525 Virtual Machine Settings Folder sharing = Always Enabled. Make sure you have at least one Folder shared between the host and guest. For example: my-D-drive On the uBuntu Guest check /mnt/hgfs that you can access your shared folder If you cannot see the folder, then skip it. Next step will create the folder automatically. update your fstab using the details below: Open terminal and type: gksu gedit /etc/fstab Add below to the end of the file: .host:/{shared-folder} /{path-to-mount-on} vmhgfs defaults,ttl=5,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0 Change {shared-folder} to the shared folder of Virtual Machine Settings (my-D-drive). Change {path-to-mount-on} to the folder inside uBuntu (/mnt/hgfs/my-D-drive). Restart your vm. You may need to restart few times or get error messa...