Timeline for How can I map a directory in Windows 7 to an XP Mode VM directory?
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| Feb 5, 2013 at 19:49 | vote | accept | B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven | ||
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:58 | history | edited | Enigma | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:57 | comment | added | Enigma | +1, that's one thing I didn't say. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:56 | comment | added | BroScience | You can't copy files in out of the vm window, you have to use the drives inside the vm. If you look at My Computer in the XP VM, it will show you the drives on your host machine. That's where you copy it. You also don't need a synched folder, just use the shared folder as the primary and it will always be accessible in the vm and in your host OS. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:38 | history | edited | Enigma | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:36 | comment | added | Enigma | What you can do, is map the network share that is on 7 to a set location on XP so it is more easily accessible. - Check out the edits I made above, those links should help guide you in the right direction. Post back if you have trouble. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:35 | comment | added | B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven | Yes, that is what I want - a synched folder. However, after selecting "Copy" on the XP Mode folder, and going to Windows 7 Explorer and right-clicking the folder I want to link, there is no "Paste" option...never mind, that was a temporary problem - oddly, I had an err msg that said I couldn't copy, because the files were in use (by Visual Studio 2003, I reckon), but then once I dismissed that dialog, I WAS able to copy the folder into Windows 7 folder! | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:34 | comment | added | Enigma | Do you need two distinct copies of said folder? What I am suggesting is effectively a folder synced across both systems or any system on your network for that matter. You choose to either create the base folder in XP or in 7. If it's in 7, you just access the folder via network on the XP VM - you get the contents of the folder as they are on 7. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:33 | comment | added | B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven | But this doesn't create a link, does it? I want the folder in Windows 7 to always be in synch with the one in XP Mode. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:25 | comment | added | Enigma | You don't have to move it. Moving it deletes the original location data and transfers it to where you supposedly want it. You can instead COPY it by selecting the folder and pressing CTRL-C or right click on it and select copy. Then go to the destination folder and press CTRL-V or right click paste. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:23 | comment | added | B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven | I went to drag the folder to "Shared Folders," but then was scared away by the "Are you sure you want to MOVE this file..." message. I don't want to move it, no, so I backed out... | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:21 | history | edited | Enigma | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:14 | history | edited | Enigma | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:04 | history | answered | Enigma | CC BY-SA 3.0 |