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Mount open-vm-tools shared folders in guest
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Mount locally

vmhgfs-fuse .host:/$(vmware-hgfsclient) ~/some_mountpoint

Mount globally

sudo mount -t fuse.vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs -o allow_other

Mount globally & persistent

Add the following line to your /etc/fstab :
.host:/ /mnt/hgfs fuse.vmhgfs-fuse allow_other 0 0

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