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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1578241" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Depends upon how big a partition you want to create / how much Windows space you need. Here's a thought though if speed is not your primary concern. Store the virtual machine on an external hard drive. Here's a <a href="http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/88075/can-a-virtualbox-windows-7-virtual-machine-be-installed-on-a-usb-hard-disk" target="_blank">brief description using Virtual Box</a> but is should work with other programs as well. </p><p></p><p>The virtualization software (Virtual Box, Fusion, Parallels) needs to be on the SSD but the Windows files can be on the external drive if I am understanding correctly. Until recently I ran a Fusion virtual machine with XP that way.</p><p></p><p>This might also be helpful. It's for Parallels but the Fusion process should be similar. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnoE35rdrkk" target="_blank">Windows virtual machine on an external drive.</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1578241, member: 131855"] Depends upon how big a partition you want to create / how much Windows space you need. Here's a thought though if speed is not your primary concern. Store the virtual machine on an external hard drive. Here's a [URL="http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/88075/can-a-virtualbox-windows-7-virtual-machine-be-installed-on-a-usb-hard-disk"]brief description using Virtual Box[/URL] but is should work with other programs as well. The virtualization software (Virtual Box, Fusion, Parallels) needs to be on the SSD but the Windows files can be on the external drive if I am understanding correctly. Until recently I ran a Fusion virtual machine with XP that way. This might also be helpful. It's for Parallels but the Fusion process should be similar. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnoE35rdrkk"]Windows virtual machine on an external drive.[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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