The virtual machine’s C: drive really is a Bootcamp NTFS partition, so I can still dual-boot if I need my whole 8 Gigs of RAM for Fusion. Of course it also works the other way around: Parallels provides access to the virtual machine’s C: drive as a network share within Mac OS which isn’t able to write to NTFS partitions on its own.
I can just copy what I need for when I’m at home or on the road and all path names work like they would on-site. And it allows me to easily mirror a client’s network infrastructure on my Macbook. It’s much more stable than Bootcamp’s HFS+ driver. Moreover, Parallels fakes a complete workstation and provides arbitrary folders on my Mac drive as network shares (X:, Y:, Z:…) for Windows. Fusion’s comp files) and I can double click files in Windows to open them in native Mac applications. It provides neat icons for file types that are used by Windows (e.g. It provides a “Start” menu for the Dock which contains all Windows programs. Parallels takes the integration between Mac OS and Windows even further. Note: This post is about Eyeon Fusion, not the competitor to Parallels – VMware Fusion!īut it doesn’t stop here. Since Fusion isn’t available for Mac OS this is a great way to render my dual-boot setup (using Bootcamp to launch Windows 7) unnecessary in most cases. It provides a virtual machine that allows you to run Windows and Windows programs inside Mac OS. Usually I don’t advertise random products for free, but this piece of software has really been a great investment: Parallels Desktop for Mac.
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