You can also right-click "Copy" on the physical computer and right-click "Paste" in the guest OS.Ī VMware transfer window will be displayed and another will be displayed by the guest OS.Īs you can see, the files or folders dragged/dropped will be copied by the guest OS from a folder with a weird name. 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). Note : if these options are disabled and dimmed, shut down the virtual machine to enable them. However, to do this, make sure that these features are enabled in the settings of your virtual machine.īy default, these options are enabled and are available in the "Guest isolation" section : To begin, you can easily transfer files from the physical PC to the virtual machine with a simple drag and drop.īut, you can also use copy/paste in both directions (physical machine to virtual machine and vice versa). File transfer on Linux (Debian / Ubuntu)ġ.Note that in both cases, you will need the VMware Tools in the guest OS and activate the corresponding option in the settings of your virtual machine.
With VMware Workstation VMware Tools available for many types of operating systems, you can easily transfer folders and files from your physical computer to a virtual machine and vice versa.
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