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I'm not sure if using the guest additions is safe, but it seems to be the only way to transfer files. I cannot even get copy/paste to work between host and workstation.

blanke
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    Is this question really about Virtualbox, and not about Whonix? You're going to have to be more specific (or otherwise, it would be reasonable to answer the question with "use scp"). – Chris Down Oct 28 '13 at 04:48

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I'm not sure if using the guest additions is safe,

I am not sure about that either and Whonix's documentation reflects that. Whether they are safe or not might be a good question for security.stackexchange.com [while also linking to previous statements about (in)security].

but it seems to be the only way to transfer files.

Although there is no simple solution, there are multiple ways such as ssh.

I cannot even get copy/paste to work between host and workstation.

Even when guest additions are installed, clipboard sharing is still disabled for security reasons. Whonix documentation says:

Clipboard sharing is disabled by default in the Virtual Box VM settings for Whonix-Gateway and Whonix-Workstation. Enable it only temporarily in case you really need it. Go to VirtualBox machine settings -> General -> Advanced -> Shared Clipboard -> Enable -> ok.

adrelanos
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