Copying files from windows to vmware

This artical describes how to enable copy and paste between a guest computer and a host. If it is already installed, please update or uninstall the VMware tools again. When prompted to download VMware Tools, select Run setup. Then enter D:setup.

Then follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation process. When you are done, restart VMware. To copy and paste clipboard content between the host and guest computers, guest isolation must beenabled. Click Options and select Guest Isolation. Wait for the desktop to load and be ready. Improve this answer. KM11 KM11 6 6 silver badges 15 15 bronze badges.

This doesn't work in my case. You can install it on Ubuntu sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop — Greg Wozniak. This is BS.

This worked for me. Might want to try editing virtual machine settings:. Sheetal Kaul Sheetal Kaul 2, 2 2 gold badges 12 12 silver badges 6 6 bronze badges. Other solutions failed, but this, and then reboot, helped! Lubuntu i guest. So, there you go. Install open-vm-tools-desktop, and copy-paste should work. Smouch Smouch 1 1 silver badge 2 2 bronze badges.

That did it for me. I had installed open-vm-tools but not open-vm-tools-desktop! However, to do this, make sure that these features are enabled in the settings of your virtual machine.

By default, these options are enabled and are available in the "Guest isolation" section :. To transfer a file from the physical computer to the virtual machine, simply drag it to the virtual machine window where the guest OS is displayed. You can also right-click "Copy" on the physical computer and right-click "Paste" in the guest OS. A VMware transfer window will be displayed and another will be displayed by the guest OS. To do this, open the settings of the virtual machine and go to the "Shared Folders" section and select the desired option :.

Click Browse to select the folder you want to share and make available to the virtual machine. Ask Question. Asked 11 years, 1 month ago. Active 2 years, 4 months ago. Viewed k times. How do I do that? Improve this question. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Works for Windows to Windows VMs as well.

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