A shared folder named myfolders was not found on the virtual machine

[bondtk]

Hi

When I run SAS studio this message comes in:

A shared folder named "myfolders" was not found on the virtual machine. See the FAQ for details.

I checked virtual machine settings and added the folder SASuniversityedition / myfolders and mount it .

start the SAS Studio,  on SAS studio portal,  I see Server files and folders and under that myfolders and then ecprg193 , but when I

click ecprg193 its empty.

when I go into my c drive folder , SASuniversityedition / myfolders/ecprg193 , all files are there,  how come SAS studio is not detecting the folder.  

please advise.

thanks

TK

[SuryaKiran · Accepted solution]

Did you recently update your Virtal Box to 5.2.8? 

There is a known bug in this version which will fail shared folder. Solution for this is go back to previous version VirtualBox.  From here download the .exe file (For Windows) and install.

[Reeza]

If @SuryaKiran solution does not work, then take some screenshots of the following:

1. VM path settings
2. Servers Files Folders
3. Libname statement + log with errors

To get the path to folder that SAS thinks is correct:

• Right click the folder in the Server Files and Folders pane. 
• Select Properties
• Copy the path, use that in your programs. 

[bondtk]

Thanks , I revert back to the previous version and everything is normal now...thanks for your help.

Tk

[SuryaKiran]

FYI, recent update for SAS UE fixed this issue. Now you can update your VirtualBox to 5.2.8 and update SAS UE.