Make sure the /mnt/hgfs directory exists and update your fstab using the details below, If not, create it. (Optional)If you want to share a drive letter mapped. If you don't see your shared folders (automounted) inside /mnt/hgfs, run VMware configuration tools: sudo -d -clobber-kernel-modules=vmhgfsĪnd run: vmware-hgfsclient then view /mnt content with ll /mnt/ If you want the Shared Folders feature to remain open, you can enable them by selecting Always enabled. package requirements may require installing the following tools: sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop open-vm-toolsĪ series of friends say that these things are also necessary: sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-virtual module-assistant linux-image-virtual & dpkg-reconfigure open-vm-tools If you want to see your folders from inside the virtual machine, just go to This PC and look in the Network Location section. When I access either drive from Windows 7 File Explorer, there is a couple second delay before the folder opens, noticeably slower than opening a folder on the virtual drive C. If you click the Map as a network drive in windows guests option, all the shared folders in This PC will be displayed as a Map Drive (it is better to activate this option for your convenience) I set up the host's drives C and D as Shared Folders (mapped to drive Z) on the VM.

Vmware workstation shared folder