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[#]: subject: "Access USB from Virtual Machine in VirtualBox on Linux"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/virtualbox-access-usb/"
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[#]: author: "Sagar Sharma https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/"
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[#]: collector: "lujun9972/lctt-scripts-1693450080"
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Access USB from Virtual Machine in VirtualBox on Linux
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When you plug in a USB, your host OS can easily access it and use the files on it. That's not a surprise.
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If you are using virtual machines with Virtual Box on Linux, you can put some effort and access the USB plugged in to your physical machine from the VM.
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Let me walk you through step-by-step how you can access a USB disk in VirtualBox VM.
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### How to access a USB drive in VirtualBox VM
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By default, you can not use VirtualBox to access the USB drive as you have to install the extension pack manager and additionally, a little configuration part is also there.
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This is the reason why I've divided this tutorial into three easy steps. So let's start with the first one.
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#### Step 1: Install the VirtualBox extension pack (on host)
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This is the most important step of this tutorial as you are about to install an extension of VirtualBox which will enable you to use a USB drive in a VM.
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You should install the same version extension pack as your installed version of VirtualBox.
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To install the VirtualBox extension pack, simply visit the [official download page of VirtualBox][1], scroll down a bit and there you will find an option to download the extension pack:
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Once you are done downloading the extension pack follow 3 simple steps:
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* Go to `File` > `Tools` > `Extension Pack Manager`
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* Hit the `Install` button
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* Select the downloaded file from the file manager:
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![Click to expand][3]
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It will open a new prompt to install the extension pack where all you have to do is hit the Install button and accept the terms and conditions:
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![Click to expand][4]
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And we are done with the installation of the extension pack.
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#### Step 2: Add the user to the vboxusers group (on host)
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To use a USB drive in VirtualBox, your current user needs to be in the `vboxusers` group.
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I know it sounds a little complex but [adding a user to the group][5] is one command process and to add your user to `vboxusers group can be done by following:
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sudo usermod -aG vboxusers $USER
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**Once you are done with these two steps, reboot your system to take effect from the steps.**
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#### **Step 3: Add USB drive to VM**
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Before you add a USB for a specific VM, make sure it is powered off (not saved) or you won't be able to follow the given instructions.
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To add USB for VM, you have to follow the given simple steps:
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* Select the VM on which you want to use USB and hit `Settings`
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* Go to `USB` tab
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* Check the `Enable USB Controller` box and select the USB by clicking on `+` button:
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And that's it! Now you can start your VM and the USB drive should reflect in the file manager. In my case it was Ubuntu, so it looked like this:
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### More USB and VM trick
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If using USB in a VM looks cool to you, booting from it in the VM is even cooler! And here's a detailed guide on [how to boot from a USB drive in VirtualBox][8]:
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I hope you will find this guide helpful.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/virtualbox-access-usb/
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作者：[Sagar Sharma][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
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[2]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/download-VirtualBox-extension-pack.png
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[3]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Install-VirtualBox-extension-pack-to-use-USB-in-VM.png
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Install-VirtualBox-extension-pack.png
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[5]: https://learnubuntu.com/add-user-group/
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[6]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Enable-USB-drive-for-VM-in-VirtualBox.png
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[7]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Use-USB-drive-in-VirtualBox-VM-1.png
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[8]: https://itsfoss.com/virtualbox-boot-from-usb/
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[9]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png
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