It is possible to copy and paste text and files from a VMware virtual machine (VM) to a physical system or vice versa. This includes copying images, formatted and unformatted text, and email ...

In this guide, we will show how users can create Shared folder for the installed OS in VMware and, consequently, share their computer’s files with a virtual machine.

When I copy a file from another server (either another VM or a physical box) across the LAN, the transfer rate is awful (30 MB/sec on a 1 gig network) and the whole time the VM's CPU is spiked.