Hi
I'm moving from PC to Mac in the next few weeks, and I'll be installing Parallels to run XP virtually for the 2-3 Windows-only programs that I still can't live without.
I've searched around, but haven't found a definitive answer for this:
I know if Mac doesn't natively run a program, then obviously you can't install that program -- but what about the documents or files associated with that program...?
For instance; let's say Photoshop was a Windows-only program. In this made-up scenario, I can't install Photoshop to OS X, so I install it in Parallels. Now, once it is installed in Parallels, can I make the default 'save' folder a folder on OS X? Will Parallels allow me to automatically save cross-platform with Windows programs that use an automatic save feature?
I hope that makes sense..?
I ask because I've heard some nightmare stories of Time Machine fully backing up the VM on a regular basis, with the only way to avoid it is by disabling the VM backup in Time Machine. But then, new documents and folders created on the VM won't be backed up either.
In that scenario, no OS X program would be able to actually open the Photoshop files, but I would assume the 'data' of those files would still be saved on the Mac and can be transferred by disk etc. to a PC with a program that can read them properly, in the off chance that something goes wrong in Parallels.
One Windows-only program that I use has auto-save to a folder you determine when installing the program. I'm just hoping, and asking if, I can make that default folder an OS X folder...so that the file itself still gets picked up by Time Machine, without saving the entire VM.
Thanks!
I'm moving from PC to Mac in the next few weeks, and I'll be installing Parallels to run XP virtually for the 2-3 Windows-only programs that I still can't live without.
I've searched around, but haven't found a definitive answer for this:
I know if Mac doesn't natively run a program, then obviously you can't install that program -- but what about the documents or files associated with that program...?
For instance; let's say Photoshop was a Windows-only program. In this made-up scenario, I can't install Photoshop to OS X, so I install it in Parallels. Now, once it is installed in Parallels, can I make the default 'save' folder a folder on OS X? Will Parallels allow me to automatically save cross-platform with Windows programs that use an automatic save feature?
I hope that makes sense..?
I ask because I've heard some nightmare stories of Time Machine fully backing up the VM on a regular basis, with the only way to avoid it is by disabling the VM backup in Time Machine. But then, new documents and folders created on the VM won't be backed up either.
In that scenario, no OS X program would be able to actually open the Photoshop files, but I would assume the 'data' of those files would still be saved on the Mac and can be transferred by disk etc. to a PC with a program that can read them properly, in the off chance that something goes wrong in Parallels.
One Windows-only program that I use has auto-save to a folder you determine when installing the program. I'm just hoping, and asking if, I can make that default folder an OS X folder...so that the file itself still gets picked up by Time Machine, without saving the entire VM.
Thanks!