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Can I clone an existing OS X install into a virtual machine on a Windows 7 PC?
So I have a Macbook Pro running OS X Mavericks. I just built a Windows 7 PC.
Is there anyway I can effectively 'clone' my OS X machine and put it into a VM that I can run on my Windows 7 PC?
That ...
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Running Mac OS X Physical Partition Inside VirtualBox
I have a Macbook Pro partitioned to dual boot Ubuntu or OS X. I've read a couple guides explaining how to run a physical Windows partition as a guest inside VirtualBox. Is the same thing possible with ...
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What Virtual Machine (virtualization) solution to use? [duplicate]
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Virtualization software for a Mac
I am a Mac user and wanted to have Windows 7 as a Virtual Machine. I know about only two possible solutions/software that I can install on ...
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Installing Boson Netsim on Mac M1
I am trying to get Boson Netsim to run on my new Mac OS M1.
I am unable to get Windows to run using Virtual Box. Just found that it is not yet supported on M1. I only get an option for Windows 32 bit ...
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VMware vs virtualbox for mac osx guest, does vmware support guest additions?
I spent hours downloading and setting up an image for mac os sierra for virtualbox
then I find out there is no guest additions for mac osx from virtualbox. So graphics slow and laggy. Resolutions not ...
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Make Windows VirtualBox guest follow Mac host DNS resolution
I already have a custom domain name entry on my Mac's /etc/hosts file that I use for local testing. I'm able to connect from a browser using http://dev.mysite.co:5000.
127.0.0.1 dev.mysite.co
127.0.0....
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How to make a VirtualBox VM that shares harddrive with host safely?
I just want to make a Virtual Machine to run Minecraft without GPU hardware acceleration.
Is there a way to make a Virtual Machine that shares the same filesystem as my MacBook currently has? Even ...
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MacOS X Catalina VM froze on boot
I am attempting to set up a MacOS X Catalina virtual machine on VirtualBox 6.1.16 r140961 (Qt5.6.2).
I followed the guide at WikiGain and loaded into a UEFI interactive shell. I found a user in the ...
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Changing VirtualBox VM running macOS guest on macOS host to full screen?
How do I change the VirtualBox VM macOS High Sierra guest to full screen? When I click Full-Screen mode under the top menu bar under View it has huge black borders around the VM, while the VM is ...
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Boot VirtualBox VM from USB on macOS
I'm trying to save space on my Mac's internal hard drive by installing a Windows 10 virtual machine on a 128gb USB 3.1 USB, but I can't seem to figure out how to boot from the USB with VirtualBox.
I ...
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Apple Push Notifications don't work on virtual machine
I'm trying to send web push notification to Safari, my js code and backend are working correctly, because on a real machine it works. But when I run a virtual machine for testing, it does not work. ...
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Access a USB device on both host and guest with VirtualBox
I have an OSX host with an OSX guest using VirtualBox and have multiple mobile phone devices attached, shared to the guest. When they are shared to the guest using VirtualBox USB filters I cannot ...
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What does the "name" of a Virtualbox Bridged adapter mean and what is its effect on the connection?
I have installed a VM under OS/x that already had some engtries for Bridged Adapater (as shown in screenshot). These entries were inherited from the creator of the VM.
Should I change them/ remove ...
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VirtualBox networking OSX Host and BackTrack Guest
Does anybody know how to get networking working on a VM BackTrack OS?
Im using a Mobile broadband USB Dongle in my OSX and i want that connection to be shared to my linux VM also.
when i check the ...
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will a virtual box file on windows work on a mac?
if I move a vm form a windows machine to a mac machine, will it work?
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