VMPlayer Shared Folders not working after update to 12.5.4

[HellG]

Hi,

I am running vmware player on a linux x86_64 host with a Windows 7 guest. So far everything was fine until I updated today to 12.5.4 vmware tools 10.1.5. Now the shared folders are not working anymore, although the item is activated in the settings. Any hints where to look for debugging information?

Regards,

HellG

[wila]

Hi,

There's a number of reports on latest VMware Tools having this type of issue for some users. Apparently it is not clear yet on the what/why.

So far I've heard of two ways to resolve.

- install an earlier VMware Tools or roll back to the previous version of VMware workstation/Player entirely.

VMware Tools CDS Repository

- instead of updating VMware Tools on the guest performa a clean install. Eg: uninstall - reboot guest - install VMware Tools - reboot guest.

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Wil