How do I get my home networked drive in Windows visible in finder?

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by Bryan Schmiedeler, Jan 14, 2015.

  1. Bryan Schmiedeler

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    I have a home drive in Windows that is on the network. I want to be able to see this in the Sidebar in the Finder in Mac. I have checked everything I can think of for sharing windows with the Mac, but it is not there.
     
  2. Abdul@Parallels

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    Hi Bryan,

    The network drives from the Windows Virtual Machine cannot be accessed through the Mac side, so it won't be displayed in the Mac Finder.
     
  3. Bryan Schmiedeler

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    I guess that is ok. I can probably mount it within the Finder, right?
     
  4. Abdul@Parallels

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    Mounting the Virtual Machine file (.pvm) will only enable displaying the Windows Virtual Disks (C: D: drives) and not the network drives. Windows network drives can be accessed only through Windows Virtual Machine.
     
  5. Bryan Schmiedeler

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    I was able to solve this by mounting the drive directly on the Mac side.
     
  6. Abdul@Parallels

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    Glad to hear that.
    Yes, network drives can be directly connected to any OS, but cannot be mounted through Virtual Machine.
     

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