topic Shared folders refresh in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions

Shared folders refresh

axeelb — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:15:13 GMT

Hello

I use Workstation Pro version 15.5.7, it seems that directories change notification is still not working for Shared Folders.

I've seen some posts on this forum about this issue:
Shared-folders-are-not-updated-on-host-based-file-changes-Win7
Shared-folders-not-refreshing

Is it fixed on a newer version?
Where can I find a complete change log of Workstation Pro?
Thanks for any help.

Alex B.

Re: Shared folders refresh

scott28tt — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 08:40:01 GMT

15.5.7 is the latest 15.x version.

Look through the release notes for the various 16.x versions to check for fixes/issues: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16.1.2/rn/VMware-Workstation-1612-Pro-Release-Notes.html

Re: Shared folders refresh

axeelb — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:44:02 GMT

Hello @scott28tt

thanks for your reply.

I checked the release notes for version 16 (10, 16.1.0, 16.1.1 and 16.1.2) but I cannot find anything that may be related to that issue. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Anyway, if the feature is not yet implemented, I kindly ask if someone can provide an official roadmap or an indication about "when" it may be available.
This is a very important feature for us, since (VMWare) Shared Folders are the only way to connect the host machine file system, due to our security restrictions.

Thanks for any advice.

Alex B