Virtualbox Drag and Drop not working, freezes at “Dropping Data 0%”
I've enabled Drag & Drop in Virtualbox, and I tried dragging a small file from host to guest (both are win7).
I get this dialog:
And it stays at 0% forever.
How can I fix this and make Drag and Drop work?
windows-7 virtualbox drag-and-drop
asked Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
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I've enabled Drag & Drop in Virtualbox, and I tried dragging a small file from host to guest (both are win7).
I get this dialog:
And it stays at 0% forever.
How can I fix this and make Drag and Drop work?
windows-7 virtualbox drag-and-drop
asked Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
sashoalmsashoalm
1,49653158
add a comment |
I've enabled Drag & Drop in Virtualbox, and I tried dragging a small file from host to guest (both are win7).
I get this dialog:
And it stays at 0% forever.
How can I fix this and make Drag and Drop work?
windows-7 virtualbox drag-and-drop
asked Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
sashoalmsashoalm
1,49653158
I've enabled Drag & Drop in Virtualbox, and I tried dragging a small file from host to guest (both are win7).
I get this dialog:
And it stays at 0% forever.
How can I fix this and make Drag and Drop work?
windows-7 virtualbox drag-and-drop
windows-7 virtualbox drag-and-drop
asked Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
sashoalmsashoalm
1,49653158
asked Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
sashoalmsashoalm
1,49653158
asked Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
sashoalmsashoalm
1,49653158
asked Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
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asked Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
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Ok, after restarting the VM, and also killing and restarting Explorer, drag&drop was working again. I have no idea why it stopped working or why the restart helped.
answered Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
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Make a new file with a *.ps1 extension, and save the following PowerShell script to that file. Then when this issue occurs, click cancel(the red X), then run the script, and try the copy again. Script obtained from this answer:
echo "Trying to restart VBoxClient"
$vbox_process = Get-Process VBoxTray
Write-verbose $vbox_process
$procID = $vbox_process.id
if ($procID -gt 0)
{
$cmdline = (Get-WMIObject Win32_Process -Filter "Handle=$procID").CommandLine
Write-Verbose $cmdline
Write-Verbose "Stopping VBoxTray"
$vbox_process.Kill()
$vbox_process.WaitForExit()
Write-Verbose "VBoxTray stopped"
Write-Verbose "Starting VBoxTray"
Start-Process -FilePath $cmdline.Split(' ')[0]
echo "VBoxTray Restarted. All Done"
} else {
Write-Warning 'Could not find existing vboxTray process. Launching direct?'
Start-Process -FilePath "C:WindowsSystem32VBoxTray.exe"
}
answered Jan 23 at 20:24
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Ok, after restarting the VM, and also killing and restarting Explorer, drag&drop was working again. I have no idea why it stopped working or why the restart helped.
answered Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
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Ok, after restarting the VM, and also killing and restarting Explorer, drag&drop was working again. I have no idea why it stopped working or why the restart helped.
answered Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
sashoalmsashoalm
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Ok, after restarting the VM, and also killing and restarting Explorer, drag&drop was working again. I have no idea why it stopped working or why the restart helped.
answered Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
sashoalmsashoalm
1,49653158
Ok, after restarting the VM, and also killing and restarting Explorer, drag&drop was working again. I have no idea why it stopped working or why the restart helped.
answered Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
sashoalmsashoalm
1,49653158
answered Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
sashoalmsashoalm
1,49653158
answered Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
sashoalmsashoalm
1,49653158
answered Nov 10 '15 at 15:28
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Make a new file with a *.ps1 extension, and save the following PowerShell script to that file. Then when this issue occurs, click cancel(the red X), then run the script, and try the copy again. Script obtained from this answer:
echo "Trying to restart VBoxClient"
$vbox_process = Get-Process VBoxTray
Write-verbose $vbox_process
$procID = $vbox_process.id
if ($procID -gt 0)
{
$cmdline = (Get-WMIObject Win32_Process -Filter "Handle=$procID").CommandLine
Write-Verbose $cmdline
Write-Verbose "Stopping VBoxTray"
$vbox_process.Kill()
$vbox_process.WaitForExit()
Write-Verbose "VBoxTray stopped"
Write-Verbose "Starting VBoxTray"
Start-Process -FilePath $cmdline.Split(' ')[0]
echo "VBoxTray Restarted. All Done"
} else {
Write-Warning 'Could not find existing vboxTray process. Launching direct?'
Start-Process -FilePath "C:WindowsSystem32VBoxTray.exe"
}
answered Jan 23 at 20:24
gattsbrgattsbr
1188
add a comment |
Make a new file with a *.ps1 extension, and save the following PowerShell script to that file. Then when this issue occurs, click cancel(the red X), then run the script, and try the copy again. Script obtained from this answer:
echo "Trying to restart VBoxClient"
$vbox_process = Get-Process VBoxTray
Write-verbose $vbox_process
$procID = $vbox_process.id
if ($procID -gt 0)
{
$cmdline = (Get-WMIObject Win32_Process -Filter "Handle=$procID").CommandLine
Write-Verbose $cmdline
Write-Verbose "Stopping VBoxTray"
$vbox_process.Kill()
$vbox_process.WaitForExit()
Write-Verbose "VBoxTray stopped"
Write-Verbose "Starting VBoxTray"
Start-Process -FilePath $cmdline.Split(' ')[0]
echo "VBoxTray Restarted. All Done"
} else {
Write-Warning 'Could not find existing vboxTray process. Launching direct?'
Start-Process -FilePath "C:WindowsSystem32VBoxTray.exe"
}
answered Jan 23 at 20:24
gattsbrgattsbr
1188
add a comment |
Make a new file with a *.ps1 extension, and save the following PowerShell script to that file. Then when this issue occurs, click cancel(the red X), then run the script, and try the copy again. Script obtained from this answer:
echo "Trying to restart VBoxClient"
$vbox_process = Get-Process VBoxTray
Write-verbose $vbox_process
$procID = $vbox_process.id
if ($procID -gt 0)
{
$cmdline = (Get-WMIObject Win32_Process -Filter "Handle=$procID").CommandLine
Write-Verbose $cmdline
Write-Verbose "Stopping VBoxTray"
$vbox_process.Kill()
$vbox_process.WaitForExit()
Write-Verbose "VBoxTray stopped"
Write-Verbose "Starting VBoxTray"
Start-Process -FilePath $cmdline.Split(' ')[0]
echo "VBoxTray Restarted. All Done"
} else {
Write-Warning 'Could not find existing vboxTray process. Launching direct?'
Start-Process -FilePath "C:WindowsSystem32VBoxTray.exe"
}
answered Jan 23 at 20:24
gattsbrgattsbr
1188
Make a new file with a *.ps1 extension, and save the following PowerShell script to that file. Then when this issue occurs, click cancel(the red X), then run the script, and try the copy again. Script obtained from this answer:
echo "Trying to restart VBoxClient"
$vbox_process = Get-Process VBoxTray
Write-verbose $vbox_process
$procID = $vbox_process.id
if ($procID -gt 0)
{
$cmdline = (Get-WMIObject Win32_Process -Filter "Handle=$procID").CommandLine
Write-Verbose $cmdline
Write-Verbose "Stopping VBoxTray"
$vbox_process.Kill()
$vbox_process.WaitForExit()
Write-Verbose "VBoxTray stopped"
Write-Verbose "Starting VBoxTray"
Start-Process -FilePath $cmdline.Split(' ')[0]
echo "VBoxTray Restarted. All Done"
} else {
Write-Warning 'Could not find existing vboxTray process. Launching direct?'
Start-Process -FilePath "C:WindowsSystem32VBoxTray.exe"
}
answered Jan 23 at 20:24
gattsbrgattsbr
1188
answered Jan 23 at 20:24
gattsbrgattsbr
1188
answered Jan 23 at 20:24
gattsbrgattsbr
1188
answered Jan 23 at 20:24
gattsbrgattsbr
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