How to access shared directories in VirtualBox

VirtualBox Instance Settings
- Select Instance
- Select Settings
- Select "Shared Folders" and add shared directories

VirtualBox
- Start the VM instance
- Select Devices | Install Guest Additions

In Windows
- Launch Windows Explorer
- Select Tools | Map Network Drive from the menu
- Select Drive
- Enter "\\vboxsvr" then click Browse button to select the shared directory
- Click Finish button

In Linux (Ubuntu)
- sudo mkdir /mnt/new-directory
- sudo mount.vboxsf shared-directory /mnt/new-directory