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Shared Folder

Mount host directories inside the guest operating system.

📸 Screenshot: Shared Folder Section

Fields

  • Add Folder: Choose a directory on the host to share.
  • Mount Name: Custom name to appear inside the guest.
  • Read-Only: Toggle to prevent writes from the guest.

📝 Note: Requires guest support for VirtIO-FS or related drivers.

Mounting in macOS Guests

From maxOS 13+, the shared folders are automatically mounted in the guest.

Mounting in Linux Guests

To access a shared folder from your Linux guest, VirtualProg uses VirtioFS. This allows seamless integration between the macOS host and Linux guest environments.

Prerequisites

  • Your Linux guest must support virtiofs (most modern distributions do).

Mount Command

To mount the shared folder (e.g., with the share name macOS), run:

sudo mount -t virtiofs macOS /mnt/mac
  • Replace macOS with your configured Share Name, in VirtualProg Settings, if different.
  • Make sure the target mount directory (e.g., /mnt/mac) exists: 
    sudo mkdir -p /mnt/mac

Once mounted, you will have full access (read/write or read-only, depending on your VirtualProg configuration) to the files from the host.

💡 You can configure the mount to occur automatically on boot using /etc/fstab, but ensure virtiofs is supported by your init system.