Accessing Files

[Parallels User]

Recently I was trying to copy files from my parallels desktop virtual Windows 7 computer to an external hard drive, but my 13" MacBook Pro crashed about 2 minutes into the operation (I have about 40GB of data). Ever since this instance, I have been unsuccessful in booting up my virtual PC, and therefore I cannot access some very important files on the virtual computer. Is there any way that I can access the files on my virtual PC's hard drive?

 

[joevt]

Go in the Parallels Desktop Help menu and type mount. The first option you should see is "Using Parallels Mounter". Try that.

You could also try repairing your Windows 7 using the Windows 7 installation CD. Boot your VM with the CD in the drive (make sure your VM includes a CD device and that the boot order has CD first).