The name field will be automatically filled using the folder's name. Type in or browse for the folder you want to share. This brings up the Add Shared Folder Wizard.

Select a folder to share by clicking the Add button. If your virtual machine is already running you'll have an additional option available letting you enable the feature temporarily. This will ensure that the shared folder will always be available each time you boot the virtual machine. Under the Folder Sharing section click the radio button next to Always enabled. Look for the Shared Folders property in the list and click on it. Open the Virtual Machine Settings dialog, then click on the Options tab. Fusion users will need to refer to the official documentation. This guide will only cover the steps for VMWare Workstation on Windows. The first step is to share at least one folder from your host system to the guest virtual machine. Note: Most of the prerequisite configuration will already be done if the FreeBSD MATE desktop installation script was used to setup a graphical desktop environment. Mounting the VMWare shared folder in FreeBSD.Letting non-root users mount filesystems.Enable Folder Sharing in VMWare Workstation.Just make sure you have the fusefs driver loaded. Users who already have a properly configured environment may skip to the part about mounting the shared folder. The first few cover some prerequisite and optional configuration.

This guide is divided into multiple sections. You should select the tools package accordingly. This will work on both graphical and non-graphical installations. Your FreeBSD guest should have the Open VMWare Tools package installed and running successfully. Share any folder from your host computer on to your FreeBSD guest using the shared folders feature.

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