![]() ![]() then ah HA! all is good and shared folders works without issue. ![]() just pay attention to the install process wherever hgfs is mentioned overwrite the configuration NOTE:: When reinstalling Do not do the default install process in OS as you will need to overwrite the existing hgfs and hgfsclient configurations. Reinstalled vmware player 14 after performing other methods, when opening vmware guest in player a popup to upgrade vmtools came about i downloaded and installed tools version 10.1.15, then reinstalled on the existing Ubuntu OS having issues. ![]() On the Options tab, select Shared Folders. ![]() Originally vmware installed VMtools version 10.5, which works at home on VMware workstation 12.5 but did not work here, huh. Procedure Select the virtual machine and select Virtual Machine > Virtual Machine Settings. Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings. Add a Shared Folder Using shared folders, you may transfer data between virtual computers and your Mac. Installed vmware player 14 at first install, shared folders did not work. In a Linux virtual machine, shared folders appear under the /mnt/hgfs directory. I tried different troubleshooting methods in this article and from elsewhere, downgrading OS and vmware ,etc, but with no luck, the total, and a bit strange process below:: Select Always enabled so you don’t have to enable it every time when you power on VM. Here you can see settings for shared folders. Let’s review how to install VMware Tools on a VM running Ubuntu 18 ESXi 6.5 and VMware Workstation 15 are used in our lab for writing today’s blog post. Select the VM on which you want to configure shared folder. I resolved this issue while using VMware player 14 with Ubuntu 16.0.4.3 LTS by upgrading vmtools. The algorithm for installing VMware Tools is similar for VMs running on VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Player and VMware Fusion. ![]()
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