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I cannot copy and paste to or from my ubuntu VM. Here are the steps I have taken to no avail.

In Settings:

  1. Storage > Advanced > Shared Clipboard = Bidirectional
  2. Storage > Advanced > Drag'n'Drop = Bidirectional
  3. Storage > Controller: SATA = Checked "Use Host I/O Cache"
  4. Storage > Controller: IDE = Checked "Use Host I/O Cache"
  5. Storage > Controller: SATA > Ubuntu.vdi = Checked "Solid-state drive"
  6. System > Enable I/O APIC = Checked

I am on windows 10 running VirtualBox version 5.1.14 r112924. I have allocated 5 GB of memory to my VM, 20GB storage on a physical SSD, and 4 cpus of an i7-4790K.

What do I have to do to be able to copy/paste text to and from the VM?

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My problem was solved by installing the Virtual Box expansion pack (can be located on the VirtualBox downloads page), and also installing the guest additions ON my VM.

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For this problem, I can advice to use shared folders. I have the same problem, and solve it only wiht this. How to connect shared folder with Ubuntu, you can find here

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