id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	guest	host
7185	[feature-request] Reverse Shared Folders	Technologov		"It would be great to be able to mount running Guest's folders into Host's directory tree. Effectively making ""reverse shared folders"".

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(by ""yast"")

There could be one useful thing to include which in fact wouldn't be to hard to implement. It should be possible that you can open any file on guest side using host process.

Use case:

      User has Windows guest. 

      We wants to open one mp3 file using vlc player on linux.


To do so:

      User right clicks on file

      Clicks ""Open file with host process""

      Writes/selects ""vlc"".

      Vlc is started and playing music on host side


Work flow when user wants to open a file with host:

      Guest file is copied to temporary shared folder by guest additions

      According process is called on host side to open a file

      When process is closed, file might be copied back to guest side (to support writing)

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The use case is described here:
http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=32912&p=147102#p147102

-Technologov, 17.7.2010."	enhancement	closed	shared folders	VirtualBox 3.2.6	duplicate			other	other