1. virtual machine setting->Options->Shared Folders
2. check whether any shared folders are available:
vmware-hgfsclient
3. edit /etc/fstab and add:
vmhgfs-fuse /mnt/hgfs fuse defaults,allow_other 0 0
4. make sure the target folder exists. If not:
sudo mkdir /mnt/hgfs
5. the remount:
sudo mount -a