Move VM from one HD to another

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MikeV99

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I have a Windows VM installed on an external hard drive. When I installed it I was connecting it to the USB port of my MacBook Air. I have now installed a Time Capsule and hooked up the USB drive to the Time Capsule. However, I want to move the VM to the Time Capsule hard drive from the external USB drive. I can copy it from one to the other. However, how do I tell Parallels the new location?

I have purchased an iMac and will be hooking it up to the same Time Capsule. Once I have moved the VM to the Time Capsule will I be able to use the same VM from the iMac and the Macbook Air? If yes, how will I direct the iMac to the Time Capsule VM?

Thanks

Mike
 
In order to use Vm on 2 or more Macs you need to have Parallels Desktop installed on all of them with individual license key for each. As per location - you just need to connect Time Capsule with Vm to one of your Macs and double click the PVM file - it will be automatically registered within Parallels Desktop
 
I purchased a multiple device license.

I moved the VM to my Time Capsule and started it on the laptop. Everything runs, but it is so slow as to be almost unusable. Any hints on how to speed things up?

Mike
 
Time Capsules uses a wireless connection, this connection is not appropriate for running an OS thru it, it cannot deliver the necessary bandwidth. The only way to speed things up is running the VM on a device that is connected either thru USB, Firewire, Thuderbolt or Ethernet or on an internal drive, only wired will deliver the necessary bandwith.

PS: Time Capsules have Gigabit ethernet ports, connect your macs to TC using a gigabit ethernet cable (CAT 6).
 
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