how to copy text content from ubuntu to windows environment

Question

Present i am using windows7 in my machine recently installed Ubuntu through oracle virtual box manager as per my requirement some times i need to copy files and copy text content to windows environment and copy text from windows to ubuntu.

let me know if have any easy solutions to access.

Answer 1

For copying text using the clipboard, do Devices->Install Guest Additions..

For sharing files use shared folders.

Answer 2

For copying text content between the host and the VB Ubuntu 16.04 guest, follow these steps: 1- go to VB manager window and right click on you device (your guest Device) and select "Setting". 2- Go to "Advanced" tab and select "Bidirectional" for both "Shared Clipboard" and "Drag'N'Drop".Press Ok.

This should make it to work, but if it does not, then, do the followings in addition:

1- On VB manager window right click on your device and select "Settings" 2- Click "Storage" on the left panel and to click the disk icon under the "controller IDE". 3- On the right panel, under the "Attributes> Optical Drive", click the disk icon. 4- Select "Choose Virtual Optical Disk File" and browse to "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox" and select "VBoxGuestAdditions.iso" and press"Open". 5- Restart your VB.