To access the shared folder, go to File Explorer > This PC and the shared folder will be a Z or Y drive.Once the folder is chosen, check the boxes Auto-Mount and Make Permanent.Choose the folder from your Mac that you would like to share.Click the drop-down arrow next to Folder Path and click Other.Click the Folder with a plus sign on the right.Navigate to the toolbar at the top of the screen, click Devices > Shared Folders > Shared Folder Settings.This will allow you to download files into your MacOS in a folder and access it from the Windows VirtualBox and vice versa.

This will allow you to share the same folder such as 'Downloads' between the Mac side and Windows side.

Once the Windows system reboots, navigate to the toolbar at the top of the screen.

Select to Reboot Now at the end of the installer.

Click Next> and follow through with the installation.

Double-click CD Drive (D:) VirtualBox Guest Additions.

Open file explorer from the taskbar at the bottom > This PC.

Click Insert Guest Additions CD Image.

Navigate to the toolbar at the top of the screen and select Device.

Open VirtualBox from your Launchpad or list of applications.

Next, we want to change some settings so we can view the window in full screen:

Let the installer run and once it is done you can open VirtualBox.

Make sure these settings are selected and click Import.

**Do not delete the OVA file from your computer

Once the file finishes downloading, locate the file and double-click to open.Click the 3 dots to the right of the Windows10-2004.ova file and click Download.Now that you have VirtualBox installed, you need to install the OVA file that allows Windows 10 to be run with VirtualBox: Allow the extension pack to install and once you're done, it should look like this.Double-clicking the file will automatically open the VirtualBox application.Locate the second file and open Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.10.vbox-extpack.If you do see the message, click the lock icon in the bottom left of the window.Hopefully you’ll see a message saying System software from developer “Oracle America, Inc.” was blocked from loading.*** If you get an error that says Installation Failed, follow these steps:.Proceed with the installation by clicking through to Agree.It will open a drive window, click 'VirtualBox.pkg.Locate the 2 downloaded files in your folder, and open the first file VirtualBox-6.1.10-138449-OSX.dmg.This will download the VB extension pack.Under 'VirtualBox Oracle VM Extension Pack', click 'All supported platforms'.This will download the base VirtualBox application.Under 'VirtualBox platform packages', click 'OS hosts'.The following instructions are for the installation of VirtualBox on a Mac: For the new Intel Installations instructions please visit our Instructions for Installing on an Intel Mac. This information is DEPRECATED as of Spring 2022.

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