Purpose, check status details of newly created Bridged Network. You need to know your Host Windows IP Address (IPv4).

(If Found Devices are too many or Your Host Windows need Username and Password for sharing, Advanced method is recommended) ADVANCED METHOD FOR ES FILE EXPLORER Once Devices found, try one by one to get shared folders of your host windows. Press Scan to look for devices on network of Host Windows including your Host Windows. (I used ES File Explorer's LAN feature for this pirpose). Install any program file manager or other program in guest android which can access network computers. Please Note: Only shared folders on host system through Windows Sharing will be accessed in Guest Android. This is done just like you share folders on Windows to be accessed from any other computer (Right Click on folder to be shared>Share With>Specific People>Add Everyone in list and provide permission of Read or Read/Write as per your need)

You will need to share some folders which you want to access in Guest Android. Once Bridging connections process is completed, a new network adapter will appear in adapters list (Network and Sharing Center>Change Adapter Settings>Network Bridge).īridging above Two connections means Guest Android can access all the network devices which you can access from your Host Windows using your specific adapter which you bridged with 'VirtualBox Host-Only Network'.

Right click on any of selected connections and choose Bridge Connections. Find and select 'VirtualBox Host-Only Network' and the adapter you are using to connect Internet (e.g. Go to Network and Sharing Center>Change Adapter Settings. I am accessing my host files in Guest Android by this method on host Windows 8.1 (Virtual Box Version 4.3.14r95030). I have figured out a way by which you can access your Host Windows 7/8/8.1 files in Guest Android installed using Virtual Box.

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