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I have install Ubuntu on VM using this guide - http://www.wikihow.com/Install-Ubuntu-on-VirtualBox

Install went O.K - and it's working but when I connect an external hard disk - it's won't show me it. I have try to connect it before I run the VM, and also after the system is up - nothing What can I do? Am I missing anything? Didn't install correctly?

Dan
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user283170
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First make sure that you have Guest Additions are installed. Then, make sure that USB is enabled, and that the USB device is connected to the VM. See images below.

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Mitch
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sudo fdisk -l

Then try mounting it with

sudo mkdir /media/my_usb_drive

sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb /media/my_usb_drive

ps: ntfs, and sdb are just example, you'll be able to find info related to your disk by reading the fdisk output

user255747
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Try installing VirtualBox extension pack based on your VB version from this link.
After that you can see your external hard USB port in VB setting.

VirtualBox Setting --> USB

Ghasem Pahlavan
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