Unable to mount guest shared folder in vmware workstation

<p>Try manually mounting fuse:</p> <pre><code>vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs -o allow_other </code></pre> <p>Then add to fstab and reboot:</p> <pre><code>.host:/ /mnt/hgfs fuse.vmhgfs-fuse allow_other 0 0 </code></pre> <p>From: https://communities.vmware.com/thread/597601</p>