Configure VirtualBuddyGuest mount point?

[brokosz]

Hi @insidegui - is there a hidden setting (or could there be an overt setting) to change the VirtualBuddyShared mount point? I'd much prefer to use /Volumes than ~/Desktop. Thanks!

[insidegui]

Hi! There is no setting right now, hidden or otherwise. But that's a good point, I'll add a setting for it in a future release.

[brokosz]

Thanks Guilherme!

[severinsenf]

Is there a configuration now? I sync my desktop to several computers. Thank you!

[brokosz]

Hi @insidegui, I took a look at the codebase and this seems like a pretty contained change, scoped entirely to the guest app. Wanted to share a proposed implementation in case it's helpful.

The core issue is that GuestSharedFoldersManager.defaultMountPointURL is hardcoded to ~/Desktop/VirtualBuddyShared. For users who sync their Desktop via iCloud (or similar), this creates problems.

Proposed approach (2 files changed, guest-side only):

GuestSharedFoldersManager.swift - Make the mount point URL a @Published property backed by UserDefaults:

private static let mountPointKey = "SharedFoldersMountPoint"

@Published var mountPointURL: URL {
    didSet { UserDefaults.standard.set(mountPointURL.path, forKey: Self.mountPointKey) }
}

init() {
    if let stored = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: Self.mountPointKey) {
        self.mountPointURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: stored)
    } else {
        self.mountPointURL = Self.defaultMountPointURL
    }
}

Then replace all references to Self.defaultMountPointURL in mount(), revealInFinder(), and checkAlreadyMounted() with mountPointURL. Add a setMountPoint(_:) method that unmounts the old path, updates the property, and remounts.

GuestDashboard.swift - Add a "Change..." button with a .fileImporter for folders, plus a "Reset" button when non-default. When the user picks a parent directory, append VBSharedFolder.virtualBuddyShareName to it automatically (so picking /Volumes results in /Volumes/VirtualBuddyShared).

No host-side changes needed. The virtiofs share name (VirtualBuddyShared) is unchanged since that's the tag, not the mount path.

Default behavior stays exactly the same for existing users. Happy to put together a PR if you're interested.

[insidegui]

Thanks. It's definitely not rocket science, I just haven't gotten around to it :)