Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Main/ConsoleImpl.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Main/ConsoleImpl.cpp	(revision 15944)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Main/ConsoleImpl.cpp	(revision 15945)
@@ -2105,12 +2105,4 @@
     rc = sharedFolder->init (this, aName, aHostPath, aWritable);
     CheckComRCReturnRC (rc);
-
-    BOOL accessible = FALSE;
-    rc = sharedFolder->COMGETTER(Accessible) (&accessible);
-    CheckComRCReturnRC (rc);
-
-    if (!accessible)
-        return setError (VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR,
-            tr ("Shared folder host path '%ls' is not accessible"), aHostPath);
 
     /* protect mpVM (if not NULL) */
Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Main/MachineImpl.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Main/MachineImpl.cpp	(revision 15944)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Main/MachineImpl.cpp	(revision 15945)
@@ -2870,12 +2870,4 @@
     rc = sharedFolder->init (machine(), aName, aHostPath, aWritable);
     CheckComRCReturnRC (rc);
-
-    BOOL accessible = FALSE;
-    rc = sharedFolder->COMGETTER(Accessible) (&accessible);
-    CheckComRCReturnRC (rc);
-
-    if (!accessible)
-        return setWarning (VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR,
-            tr ("Shared folder host path '%ls' is not accessible"), aHostPath);
 
     mHWData.backup();
Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Main/SharedFolderImpl.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Main/SharedFolderImpl.cpp	(revision 15944)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Main/SharedFolderImpl.cpp	(revision 15945)
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
     Utf8Str hostPath = Utf8Str (mData.mHostPath);
     char hostPathFull [RTPATH_MAX];
-    int vrc = RTPathExists(hostPath) ? RTPathReal (hostPath, hostPathFull,
-                                                   sizeof (hostPathFull))
-                                     : VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND;
+    int vrc = RTPathExists (hostPath) ? RTPathReal (hostPath, hostPathFull,
+                                                    sizeof (hostPathFull))
+                                      : VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND;
     if (RT_SUCCESS (vrc))
     {
@@ -302,9 +302,4 @@
     }
 
-    HRESULT rc = S_OK;
-    if (vrc != VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND)
-        rc = setError (E_FAIL,
-            tr ("Invalid shared folder path: '%s' (%Rrc)"), hostPath.raw(), vrc);
-
     LogWarningThisFunc (("'%s' is not accessible (%Rrc)\n", hostPath.raw(), vrc));