2023-08-03

How to share folder of Windows host to Debian 12 Guest OS on Vmware Workstation

 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