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VMware - How to change path to shared folder on ubuntu virtual machine

I created a shared folder on VMware, it is mounted on my ubuntu virtual machine to /mnt/hgfs/shared-folder.

Instead, I want to mount it to /path/to/my/web/directory/

How can I achieve that?

Solution

  • Assuming the host is present (which is, after setting up the shared folder with VMware), use this command to mount hosts shared folder : 

    vmhgfs-fuse .host:/shared-folder /path/to/my/web/directory/

    Use this command to unmount the default mountpoint:

    sudo umount /mnt/hgfs