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01-25-2023, 05:21 PM
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Using USB drive on Fedora on a VM to move files
I recently installed Fedora on a VM (my main operating system is windows). I would like to use the USB drive on Fedora to move files. Is there an easy way to do it?
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01-25-2023, 05:30 PM
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Welcome to LQ.
What virtualization software are you using?
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01-25-2023, 06:06 PM
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Vmware workstation pro.
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01-25-2023, 06:11 PM
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Click VM > Removable device > USB_drive_name, then click Connect. Start your file browser and the drive should be automatically mounted in /media.
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01-25-2023, 06:49 PM
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When I connect my USB stick, a window opens up and it asks to connect it to VM/Fedora. But the /media is empty. Do I need to modify some settings in Fedora or Windows?
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01-25-2023, 07:09 PM
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Look at the output of the command
lsblk
It will show you if the usb drive is mounted.
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01-28-2023, 08:58 PM
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It reads the USB sticks with a FAT32 format but not exFAT/NTFS. So, I need to use up to 32GB size USB drives.
Last edited by xenon2020; 01-28-2023 at 09:18 PM.
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01-28-2023, 09:29 PM
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What version of fedora are you running? exFAT and NTFS should be automatically supported. Technically you can format FAT32 > 32GB and is possible using Linux, it is just Windows that imposes the limitation.
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01-28-2023, 11:20 PM
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Fedora x86_64-37-1.7
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01-29-2023, 08:24 AM
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I didn't try a USB drive but I verified that fedora does support exFAT and NTFS without installing anything.
What error or warning messages are you seeing?
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01-31-2023, 06:07 AM
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Location: The Netherlands
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xenon2020
When I connect my USB stick, a window opens up and it asks to connect it to VM/Fedora. But the /media is empty. Do I need to modify some settings in Fedora or Windows?
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Maybe that is not the right procedure to connect. Try the method that Michaelk Describes:
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Click VM > Removable device > USB_drive_name, then click Connect. Start your file browser and the drive should be automatically mounted in /media.
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