Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/runtime/guestctrl/UIGuestControlFileModel.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/runtime/guestctrl/UIGuestControlFileModel.cpp	(revision 71535)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/runtime/guestctrl/UIGuestControlFileModel.cpp	(revision 71536)
@@ -37,5 +37,4 @@
     , m_pParent(qobject_cast<UIGuestControlFileTable*>(parent))
 {
-    QList<QVariant> rootData;
 }
 
Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/runtime/guestctrl/UIGuestControlFileTable.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/runtime/guestctrl/UIGuestControlFileTable.cpp	(revision 71535)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/runtime/guestctrl/UIGuestControlFileTable.cpp	(revision 71536)
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@
 
 protected:
+
     virtual void selectionChanged(const QItemSelection & selected, const QItemSelection & deselected) /*override */;
     void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *pEvent);
+
+private:
+
+    void configure();
+
 };
 
@@ -234,4 +240,16 @@
     :QTableView(parent)
 {
+    configure();
+}
+
+void UIGuestControlFileView::configure()
+{
+    setShowGrid(false);
+    setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView::SelectRows);
+    verticalHeader()->setVisible(false);
+    setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers);
+    /* Minimize the row height: */
+    verticalHeader()->setDefaultSectionSize(verticalHeader()->minimumSectionSize());
+    setAlternatingRowColors(true);
 }
 
@@ -471,5 +489,6 @@
     , m_uDirectoryCount(0)
     , m_uSymlinkCount(0)
-{}
+{
+}
 
 
@@ -731,14 +750,7 @@
     if (m_pView)
     {
-        m_pView->setShowGrid(false);
-        m_pView->setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView::SelectRows);
-        m_pView->verticalHeader()->setVisible(false);
-
         m_pMainLayout->addWidget(m_pView, 2, 0, 5, 5);
         m_pView->setModel(m_pModel);
         m_pView->setItemDelegate(new UIFileDelegate);
-        m_pView->setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers);
-        /* Minimize the row height: */
-        m_pView->verticalHeader()->setDefaultSectionSize(m_pView->verticalHeader()->minimumSectionSize());
 
         connect(m_pView, &UIGuestControlFileView::doubleClicked,