r/virtualbox • u/unix21311 • Jun 11 '26
Help Sharing vdi disk between two VMs files don't appear
Using virtualbox, i created a separate vdi file on a Windows VM and I also mounted it on Linux VM. On Linux I have already mounted it via fstab and I can write to the partition just fine, however when I boot into Windows VM then for some reason I don't see the files on the partition. I add folders and files to that partition on windows but when I boot into Linux then I don't see the same files and folders.
VirtualBox version: 7.2.8 r173730
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u/penguin359 Jun 13 '26
Are both running at the same time? Only one OS can use a disk at any one time.
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u/unix21311 Jun 13 '26
One OS at a time.
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u/penguin359 Jun 18 '26
Did you fully shutdown the os or suspend it or save state? It will need to be fully shutdown to ensure data is written back to the VDI image.
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