VMware > VM > Settings > Options > Shared Folders
Folder Sharing: Enabled
Folders > Add
Host Path: folderPath
Name: shareName
root@oco:~$ mkdir -p /mnt/hgfs
root@oco:~$ sudo vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs
* re-issue the above cmd (sudo vmhgfs...) whenever the file share isn't showing