usb device assignment

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    USB not connecting to VM

    I have a Macmini M4pro (Sequoia 15.3) with Parallels 20.2.0 installed. In a VM I also have Sequoia 15.3 installed. Everything works instead of USB devices. If I connect an USB device (like USB Stick or iPhone) nothing happens in the VM. In the host system it connects but not in the VM. I could...
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    Unable to connect USB Drive to guest macOS VM

    Every time I plug in a USB Drive and I select it to be used with my running macOS VM (w/latest OS v15.1.1), I get the following error and I'm never to use the USB drive in the guest VM: Command cannot be executed. Executing this command is not supported in macOS VMs on Macs with M-series chips...
  3. O

    Windows in Parallels not recognising iPhone in recovery mode

    Hi there. I have an iPhone in recovery mode that I need a windows program to deal with. I have set everything up, but cannot seem to get it VM to recognise the device when plugged in. The Mac recognises it fine, and the Mac version of the program I need to use recognises the phone (the...
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    Parallels 15 VM post-installation problems

    Hello, All -- I have Parallels 15 running under Catalina on a 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro. I have High Sierra installed in a VM (I still need to run some 32-bit apps). I have 2 problems. First, the share folder doesn't work. The VM sees it as empty. My work around has been to use a server reachable...
  5. David MC

    Clean up the "devices" popup menu

    under Actions->Configure->Hardware->USB & Bluetooth->USB Connection Preferences, in the "List of Devices" column, when you add an item then click the popup menu to choose which device, the popup menu is A MESS: Please do 2 things: 1) separate this list into 2 sections: Currently Connected and...
  6. R

    Utility to change a USB device to another VM

    I work with several VMs, sometimes I need to connect a device in a VM and later change it to another VM. At this moment I do not know any other way to make the change than to close the machine I have even restart the MAC. I would like to disconnect the USB device from one VM to connect it to...
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    Assigning a permanent ID to USB devices connected through a TB3 dock

    Hi, I'm using Parallels 13 (latest version) on a Macbook Pro 13 2018 with 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports. I use a Thunderbolt 3 dock to connect all my devices and charge the laptop through a single cable. The problem is that irrespective of the TB3 dock I'm using (I tried many), the USB devices...
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    How to re-assign new USB device

    Hi there, Sometimes when I connect a new USB device such as a mouse or external hard-drive, and assign it to Parallels using the 'New USB Device Detected' box, I need to re-assign it from Parallels back to Mac again. However, once the initial assignment is chosen, there is no option to...
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