External Hard drive and Parallels

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Can you run Windows with Parallels on an external hard drive so i can save space on my internal hard drive?
 

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That's an interesting question. :) In normal circumstances, Windows will not install on an external drive and I suspect it may balk even when doing it from Parallels on an external drive. I guess the only way to find out if it will work is to try it.

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