This is the common problem I have seen in almost every Linux distros (especially Debian based distros. Such as Linux Mint, Ubuntu, POP OS, etc), that VirtualBox unable to find USB devices connected to the host OS, even you installed the VirtualBox Extension Pack.
What are the needs to have USB support for Virtual Machines?
1. Data Transfer - Suppose you want to create a backup of your Virtual Machine, or just want to transfer data from your Pen drive to Virtual Machine, in that case, you must have an active USB connection.
2. Wifi Adapters - If you want to connect your USB dongles, Wifi adapter to your Virtual Machines, you need USB support.
How to enable USB support for your Virtual Machines?
Solution 1
Extensions Pack
1. Check if you already installed an extension pack or not?
Steps Open VirtualBox ---> Click on File menu ---> Preferences (Ctrl+G) ---> Extensions tab
I hope you installed VirtualBox Extension Pack successfully.
* If you don't find any active USB list, follow the Solution 2
Solution 2
Add user to the vboxusers group
1. Open your terminal, type sudo su and enter your account password.
2. Type the following command sudo usermod -aG vboxusers mir (*In the last command, instead of mir
3. Finally, reboot your PC and check the USB settings again.
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