Index: /trunk/src/VBox/HostServices/SharedFolders/vbsf.cpp
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/HostServices/SharedFolders/vbsf.cpp	(revision 39645)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/HostServices/SharedFolders/vbsf.cpp	(revision 39646)
@@ -2287,8 +2287,4 @@
         return VERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
 
-    /* don't allow absolute targets */
-    if (RTPathStartsWithRoot(pszOldPath))
-        return VERR_INVALID_NAME;
-
     bool fSymlinksCreate;
     rc = vbsfMappingsQuerySymlinksCreate(pClient, root, &fSymlinksCreate);