cannot sync shared folder using VMware windows 7 as main OS and centOS 6 as guest

According to the link you provided you need to install/update VMWare-tools on the guest.

Check out these links.

Verifying a VMware Tools build version

Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine using Red Hat Package Manager

Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine using a Compiler

Hope this helps,

Deeh

Even I had the same issue. Found a solution and able to share files between the host Windows 7 and guest Linux machine

Check if the Sharing is enabled: Control panel --> Network and Internet --> Network and sharing center --> Change advanced settings --> Home or work --> Under Public folder shared check the box "Turn on network sharing so that anyone with network access can read and write"

Then share the folder --> with everyone read/writeOpen the properies of the shared folder --> share --> check the path //hp-pc/FolderName

the in Linux/ubunto VM --> Open the root -- On the tab click on file "connect to server" --> add folder name , Username as "hp-pc" (Admin for that host pc), WORKGROUP and connect.Give password.

Then folder can be viewed in VM

Regards,Hems

I spent a lot of time to solve the same problem in UBUNTU. It was a pain. BUT!I found the solution here

1 - Run: apt-get install dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential psmisc2 - Run: git clone https://github.com/rasa/vmware-tools-patches.git3 - Run: cd vmware-tools-patches/patches4 - Remove every folder except "vmhgfs".5 - Get the last version of VMwareTools clicking on VMWare Bar > VM > Install/Reinstall VMWare Tools. It will open a virtual CD containing the "tar" file.6 - Copy VMwareTools-9.2.4-1398046.tar.gz to "vmware-tools-patches" folder.7 - On "vmware-tools-patches" folder, run: ./untar-and-patch-and-compile.sh