Copy-pasting in and out of a vm requires integration from both the guest software and the host hypervisor. If either of them don't, or use a different approach, you won't have that functionality.
There are settings you can configure in virtual box to set up the copy/paste clipboard to be shared from host and guest machine (in either or both directions), so don't lose hope. Just keep looking!
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Skill issue :p /j
Copy-pasting in and out of a vm requires integration from both the guest software and the host hypervisor. If either of them don't, or use a different approach, you won't have that functionality.
There are settings you can configure in virtual box to set up the copy/paste clipboard to be shared from host and guest machine (in either or both directions), so don't lose hope. Just keep looking!
Thanks. I tried checking the box that allows copying and pasting files from the clipboard, but it still didn't work.
It's not normal when virtualbox has a specific option for enabling copying files in between machines.
it does? well then i'll delete my comment. never noticed it had.