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Old 10-04-2008, 10:40 AM   #1
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Installing or Using a Flash Drive in VirtualBox


Ok so i have my Vbox all set up now but i can't get it to sense my Flash Drive so i can pull files off of it even after mounting it. Does anyone know how to pull this off. Thanks..
 
Old 10-04-2008, 03:49 PM   #2
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You need the 'closed' version of VirtualBox (not the OSE version) to have usb working out-of-the-box. There is a how-to for the OSE version on the VirtualBox forum.
 
  


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