Google drive and .pvm

[edwinj]

Hello,
My Windows 10.pvm file is pretty large, is it possible to move it to Google drive and let it work from there?, it will save a lot of space on my mac.
A simple copy and paste won't do the trick i am afraid, so what is the procedure?.. If it is possible of course, it is only a drive, with no cpu on it...

Imac 2010, parallels desktop 12

Ed

 

[PaulChristopher@Parallels]

Hello,
My Windows 10.pvm file is pretty large, is it possible to move it to Google drive and let it work from there?, it will save a lot of space on my mac.
A simple copy and paste won't do the trick i am afraid, so what is the procedure?.. If it is possible of course, it is only a drive, with no cpu on it...

Imac 2010, parallels desktop 12

Ed

Hi @edwinj, yes! It is possible to move the .pvm into the google drive(or iCloud or Network storage). Simple copy and paste are enough. But the transfer speed must be good.

 

[edwinj]

Thanks! Just as simple as i thought... So transfer speed could be a problem, it is a large file indeed.. Compressing it into a zip file would that help?

Ed

 

[Arun@Parallels]

Hi @edwinj , please check this article and let us know if this helps.

 

[edwinj]

Thanks!

That will help yes. I will do that, but for now i need to keep windows running, so this is something for the weekend...

Ed

 

[Arun@Parallels]

Hi @edwinj , you are welcome. Please reach us anytime for further assistance.

 

[edwinj]

Another thought..., run the .pvm file in a virtual private server, vps. Is that possible?

Ed

 

[PaulChristopher@Parallels]

Another thought..., run the .pvm file in a virtual private server, vps. Is that possible?

Ed

Hi @edwinj, we have a Parallels Remote Application Server for it. I hope this blog post will help!