Setup Virtual Box shared folders with Linux Mint guest

Here's how to setup Virtual Box shared folders with a Windows 7 host and a Linux Mint 11 guest and have it automatically mount in Linux Mint on boot.

Software used:

Windows 7 (host OS)

Linux Mint 11 (guest OS)

VirtualBox v4.1.4

Instructions

1) Create a folder on your host machine - I created mine in the root of C: and called it Shared.

2) Start your Linux Mint virtual machine.

3) Once booted, click the Virtual Box Devices > Shared Folders... menu option:

4) Make sure Machine Folders is selected and click the Add button:

5) Navigate to the shared folder on the host and tick the Make Permanent box. 

6) In Linux Mint we now want to create a folder where the shared folder will be "mounted". Open a terminal and type:
sudo mkdir /mnt/shared
and enter your password when prompted.

7) We'll now make the share mount on boot. In the terminal type:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab

8) At the bottom of the file add a new line that reads:

Shared    /mnt/Shared           vboxsf           default               0        1

9) Save the file and reboot Linux Mint.

10) If everything went to plan, you should now be able to navigate to /mnt/Shared and view the shared folder!