How to access Guest (Linux) Filesystem from Host (Windows) in VirtualBox
- by Dominic Barnes
I am trying to synchronize my music between my desktop (Ubuntu 9.10) and my laptop (VirtualBox: Windows 7 host & Ubuntu 9.10 guest) I use Unison to perform the actual sync, which itself is not the problem. I am ultimately trying to get my Windows 7 host to be able to access the music files so I can sync my iPod Touch.
What I need to figure out is how I can that to work. I would prefer to actually perform the sync to my Ubuntu Guest, mostly because of the filename allowed character differences between Windows and Linux.
Is there a way to access the files on my Linux Guest from the Windows Host?
Can I mount the VDI in Windows when VirtualBox is off?
Can I have Windows Host access the Linux Guest filesystem while VirtualBox is running?