PD 26 - Boot from Floppy Image?

Discussion in 'Other Virtual machines' started by tmo1138, Mar 22, 2026.

  1. tmo1138

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    Is it possible to boot from a floppy image in using Parallels Desktop 26 on macOS Tahoe? I have a (rather dated) Operating System I was attempting to install (mostly as an intellectual exercise).

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  2. BarrettC

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    Directly - not. Parallels Desktop doesn't really support booting from floppy images anymore, especially on newer macOS versions like Tahoe.

    A common workaround is to convert your floppy image into an ISO or attach it as a disk image and use a bootable ISO as the primary boot device.
     

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