Help with not letting my external harddrive show up on windows

Joined
Aug 12, 2013
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
Points
1
Hi guys.

I run Parallels on my mac, and I figured out how to file share between mac and windows, but my external harddrive which is formatted to mac is also being shared, I would like for it to be shared, but how do get my external harddrive to show up on my mac again, I would really like help with this.
 
Joined
Aug 13, 2013
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
Points
1
Your Mac's Specs
Retina, Mid 2012
You have to enable Smart Mount in Parallels Desktop.

  1. Start up your Windows
  2. Hold down Option and Click the Parallels Icon(looks like a pause button) in the menu bar and select Configure.
  3. Click Option and Sharing
  4. Select Map Mac volumes to Windows

Does that help?
 

Shop Amazon


Shop for your Apple, Mac, iPhone and other computer products on Amazon.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.
Top