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Keccogrin
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How to unmount shared folders in a Linux guest

Hello,

I am using a shared folder in Linux guest (Ubutnu 14.04 LTS). I have mounted it in a desired folder through the command:

sudo mount -t vmhgfs .host:/NAME_SHARED_FOLDER PATH_OF_MOUNTED_SHARED_FOLDER

At the end of my work, before shutting down the system, which is the correct and safe way to unmount the shared folder??? (in order not to crash the system or having problems of instability....)

If I right-click on the icon of the shared folder and then click on "Unmount" I get this error message:

Unable to unmount "NAME_SHARED_FOLDER"

unmount: "PATH_OF_MOUNTED_SHARED_FOLDER" is not in the fstab (and you are not root)

Have you got any ideas?

Thank you for your attention,

Francesco

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Keccogrin
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up!

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