How to create a shared folder in VirtualBox

Shared folders, as many of you know, is the fastest and easiest way to share files between different Windows devices that are connected to the same network (actually, you can also create shared folders between computer / macOS / Linux devices). However, we frequently use virtual machines with programs like the one in our tutorial today, VirtualBox, and we intend to have this shared folder easily accessible to transfer our files. That's what our mini-tutorial today is for, how to create a network shared folder using VirtualBox, don't miss our simple steps if you've come here looking for this tutorial.

It is simpler than you imagine, and once created we will be able to share files between our physical computer and our virtual machine created with VirtualBox. Follow these simple steps to the letter:

1. We create a virtual machine with VirtualBox. Regardless of the physical equipment we use, macOS, Linux or any version of Windows, it will work just as well.
2. Start the virtual machine and go to the section «devices»From the top menu to activate the function that interests us. Click on "install guest additions«.
3. Now we will navigate through our virtual machine, in this case Windows as an example. We enter «My computer» and we will see a CD unit that will be called «VirtualBox Guest Additions«. If we click twice on it, an executable will open.
4. All the essential features for creating a network shared folder will be installed.
5. We will return to the same "devices" section as before, but this time we will click on "Share Folders«, And we will click on the folder with the icon "+" that appears on the right.
6. It will ask us for a location for this shared folder on the network, we introduce it and that's it.

We can see that shared folder on the network always active on the physical computer that we are using. Faster and easier than we imagine.