Both stackprotector’s AND petoetje59’s answer helped with this issue.
cd /mnt/hgfs
- If the folder is missing –>
sudo mkdir hgfs
sudo vim /etc/fstab
- Enter
vmhgfs-fuse /mnt/hgfs fuse defaults,allow_other 0 0
at the end of the file and save sudo reboot now
ls /mnt/hgfs
- The Shared Folder you enabled in VMware Fusion Settings will appear