Custom shared profile locations?

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by dremelofdeath, Mar 12, 2012.

  1. dremelofdeath

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    Hi there. I'm using Parallels and I have the Shared Profile enabled, but my Downloads folder is not synced to the Windows guest because my Downloads is a symlink/alias under my Home folder on OS X. This is because I have moved my Downloads folder to another drive, since my main drive is an SSD. Under \\psf\Home, the Downloads folder shows up as a Windows shortcut to a non-existent location. Is there a way to make this work properly?

    -Zack
     
  2. YanaYana

    YanaYana

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    Zack,

    go to Configure . Options > Sharing > Custom folders and add your second drive
     
  3. dremelofdeath

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    That works, and at least I can see the content in Windows, but the Shared Profile still isn't working. So now I have \\psf\Downloads instead of \\psf\Home\Downloads. Is there a way to map C:\Users\Zack\Downloads to \\psf\Downloads like the Shared Profile integration would?
     
  4. dremelofdeath

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    Got it!

    HAHA! I got it! :D What I did was this. I followed YanaYana's instructions and shared the folder through Parallels. Then, in Windows, I opened up an Administrator command prompt, and ran:

    move C:\Users\Zack\Downloads "C:\Users\Zack\Downloads (2)"
    mklink /D C:\Users\Zack\Downloads \\psf\Downloads

    This moves the Windows downloads folder out of the way and creates a symbolic link to the Parallels share. Works like a charm!

    Thanks again for the help :)
     
  5. YanaYana

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    glad it helped
     

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