Recommended workflow to run simulations in Shared Folder Virtual Machine (Windows to Linux)

Recommended workflow to run simulations in Shared Folder Virtual Machine (Windows to Linux)

VirtualBox Shared Folders use a very basic file system that only supports simple read and write operations. Features like file locking and access control, which many applications rely on, are not available. Because of this, running simulation scripts directly in Shared Folders can cause errors or unexpected behavior.

 

To minimize potential issues when running simulations in Linux using files generated on Windows, avoid executing simulation scripts directly in a Shared Folder. Instead, follow these steps:

1. Copy the project from Shared Folder to local path in Linux

2. Run the simulation script locally in Linux

3. Copy the updated project back to Shared Folder

4. From Windows, copy the project from Shared Folder to local path