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I am running Ubuntu in my VirtualBox on Windows 7.

How can I access a folder inside the virtual Ubuntu?

All I found out is the other direction: shared folders, but they are all Windows folders without the user-permissions I need inside the virtual machine.

I found out thanks to Serge:

Samba, FTP, or SSH would be the solution, but I couldn't access the IP of my virtual machine at first.

I had to enable the network connection. I tried the options "NAS" and "Internal Network" but that doesn't work.

I had to use the Network Bridge.

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  • What do you mean the other direction. Shared folders are for passing data from host->client and vice versa
    – Mike
    Sep 20, 2012 at 16:28
  • i need a folder where i can use symbolic linux links to other folders, but i want to write also into it from windows.
    – rubo77
    Sep 20, 2012 at 16:30
  • What do you mean the other direction. Shared folders are for passing data from host->client and vice versa This only works if files are written to the shared folder inside the VM. The OP was asking about accessing folders on the VIRTUAL-DRIVE inside the VM from the host. - It's not the same as using a shared-folder, but one way is to spin down the VM and mount its disk-file (assuming the VM software supports that).
    – Synetech
    Feb 14 at 14:42

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numerous options:

  • ftp server inside Ubuntu VM
  • samba server inside VM
  • ssh (use pscp from putty package)
  • ...
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  • how do i find out the ip then? i cannot ping the ip, i find in ifconfig: (10.0.2.15) and ssh doesen't work either
    – rubo77
    Sep 20, 2012 at 16:22
  • then you need to inspect the config of your VM if you enabled the networking at all, e.t.c.
    – Serge
    Sep 20, 2012 at 16:23
  • i have, but which option? NAT? Internal Network?
    – rubo77
    Sep 20, 2012 at 16:25
  • check if the firewall (iptables) is enabled in VM and what rules are active.
    – Serge
    Sep 20, 2012 at 16:29
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    I found it: I have to use "Network bridge" thx for your help
    – rubo77
    Sep 20, 2012 at 16:37

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