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Amurayu Yukiko
Asked: 2014-06-06 15:35:33 +0800 CST

How to properly enable usb support on virtualbox

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How to enable the usb support on virtualbox properly ? I've just enabled it like the below screenshot shows (Iomega Select HDD), but, my windows 7 virtual machine wouldn't detect the usb. What's wrong please and how to fix it ?

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  1. Best Answer

    1. Install Guest Additions

    After into in the Guest OS, go to Devices > Install Guest Additions:

    The Guest Additions wizard will popup. Just follow the Next, Next until Finish.

    Shutdown your guest.

    2. Optional: Create a USB filter

    You can create a filter to have your device automatically connected when our VM starts. Just a reminder that this filter will make the device available for the guest VM AND PROBABLY NOT AVAILABLE for the host every time your VM is running.

    Example: I created a filter for my webcam. So, always I start my VM, the host will not able to use my webcam.

    If you want this: open VirtualBox, select your VirtualMachine, right click and select Settings.

    Go to the USB section.

    Check if both USB options are enabled.

    Then, click in the second button at right - the one with a plus sign and this title: Adds a new USB filter with all fields set to the values of the selected USB device attached to the host PC.

    After click on it, it'll display all your host devices available to this system:

    Select the one you want and this will create a USB filter for your device. Every time you start the VM, the device will be automatically shared to the VM.

    Start your VM and check if it's working.

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  2. This helped me.

    It basically says to install the Guest Additions, add your user to the vboxusers group and that you need the VirtualBox Extension Pack.

    Hope this helps.

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