How do I back up documents in my "PSF" network?

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by Yarand2, Nov 17, 2013.

  1. Yarand2

    Yarand2 Bit poster

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    Just got a new MBPR, installed Windows 7 in BootCamp, then after installing Parallels 9 in the Mac I set up and activated Windows 7 through Parallels.
    I have now copied my data - excel and word and other documents - from my Windows laptop to the PSF "network" set up by Parallels 9 so that I can have access from either Mac or Windows 7 VM and write to/overwrite files in that PSF area.
    How do I now go about backing up the documents in PSF? Can I use Time Machine for that? I already have Acronis 2012 from my Windows 7 laptop.
    Apologies if this question has been asked - and answered - elsewhere.
     
  2. danieltharris

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    The PSF folders are by default just folders in your Macs home folder. So you can access them from within Finder, and these can be backed up with Time Machine.

    I personally back them up from the Mac side, rather than within Windows. But any Windows backup software that allows backup of network locations would work fine too.
     
  3. Yarand2

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    Thanks Daniel, that's helpful.
    I have now successfully backed up via Time Machine and found the .pvm file in the back up.
    Cheers.
     

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