Shared Folders in VMware (easy tutorial)
NOTE!! If your version of Kali Linux was not a pre-built machine from https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-v..., then you should run this command after updating your machine in the terminal:
sudo apt install -y --reinstall open-vm-tools-desktop fuse
Commands:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y --reinstall open-vm-tools-desktop fuse
Append this line at the end of /etc/fstab:
vmhgfs-fuse /mnt/hgfs fuse defaults,allow_other,nofail 0 0
If the folder doesn't appear automatically, try running this command in the terminal: sudo /usr/bin/vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs -o allow_other
OR
sudo mkdir hgfs (once you are in /mnt)
In this video, I'll show you the easiest way to transfer files between your Host PC and your Virtual Machine using VMware Shared Folders. This method works for both Windows and Linux guests and saves you from having to email files to yourself or use USB drives.
Thank you guys for watching! Hope you enjoyed that quick tutorial on setting up shared folders in VMware Workstation.
(I used Windows 11 25H2)