How to access Guest (Linux) Filesystem from Host (Windows) in VirtualBox

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Published on 2010-02-05T08:39:05Z Indexed on 2010/03/18 9:21 UTC
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I am trying to synchronize my music between my desktop (Ubuntu 9.10) and my laptop (VirtualBox: Windows 7 host & Ubuntu 9.10 guest) I use Unison to perform the actual sync, which itself is not the problem. I am ultimately trying to get my Windows 7 host to be able to access the music files so I can sync my iPod Touch.

What I need to figure out is how I can that to work. I would prefer to actually perform the sync to my Ubuntu Guest, mostly because of the filename allowed character differences between Windows and Linux.

Is there a way to access the files on my Linux Guest from the Windows Host?

Can I mount the VDI in Windows when VirtualBox is off?
Can I have Windows Host access the Linux Guest filesystem while VirtualBox is running?

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