Timeline for VMware 'Drag&Drop' feature stopped working with Kali
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| Sep 29, 2020 at 21:47 | comment | added | anon | Browsing is not very secure so that may be this issue with drag and drop. | |
| Sep 29, 2020 at 21:43 | comment | added | N.C | Tried everything, somewhere during the updates it stopped freezing, but I can't get drag and drop even when the firewall is off now. It looks like a security issue, but I can't seem to find the relevant settings... | |
| Sep 27, 2020 at 22:43 | comment | added | anon | I amended my answer with information of firewalls and file sharing. | |
| Sep 27, 2020 at 22:42 | history | edited | anon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 27, 2020 at 21:36 | comment | added | N.C | I have updated all of Kali packages, drag and drop still causes freeze... But the shared folder is working, which is also helpful. I will consider purchasing VMware 16. Update: I think it has to do with the firewall, I have added an update to the question | |
| Sep 27, 2020 at 20:03 | comment | added | anon | Also consider upgrading VMware Workstation. You should be able to gt to V15.5 for free and V16 for a small fee if your are outside of one year of your purchase. | |
| Sep 27, 2020 at 19:59 | history | edited | anon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 27, 2020 at 13:30 | comment | added | anon | Try doing all updates to Kali and I also have Kernel at V5.7. I have two Kali V2020.3 machines on two different hosts and neither one freezes doing drag and drop. | |
| Sep 27, 2020 at 13:28 | comment | added | N.C | Ok, I have successfully mounted a shared folder (using the link at the end), and can now transfer files using it. Drag and drop still causes freeze in the guest Kali. Link: docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15.0/… | |
| Sep 27, 2020 at 12:46 | comment | added | anon | I amended my answer to cover browsing which is not reliable like it used to be in less secured systems. This is true even in Windows. | |
| Sep 27, 2020 at 12:45 | history | edited | anon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 27, 2020 at 12:34 | comment | added | anon | Yes. You need to be able to see the folder in the other machine. So make sure the Kali machine can see the folder / file you are trying to drag / drop. | |
| Sep 27, 2020 at 12:33 | comment | added | N.C | Do you mean if I have a shared folder with the guest? | |
| Sep 27, 2020 at 11:09 | history | answered | anon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |