Moving pvm files into a Dropbox folder?

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FrankO1

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I'd like to move my pvm files for Parallels Desktop 13 to a folder in the Dropbox file area on my MacBook so that they will have a guaranteed backup.

Is this permitted?

If so, what do I need to do to make this change?
 
Hi @FrankO1, the reason why is, the performance of the virtual machine will be affected. It might runs slow. Dropbox syncs all files in 4MB chunks. If, when writing a file, the application in question just changes a portion of the file, then Dropbox will only sync the changed portions, in 4MB chunks. However, if an application re-writes the entire file's structure when saving (like with some compressed files), then Dropbox will see that the entire file has changed and will need to re-sync the entire thing.
 
Paul Chris, thanks for the explanation. Are there any other relatively automated backup systems that work well with Parallels .pvm files? Perhaps iCloud?
 
Thanks. That's what I'm actually doing right now (backing up with Time Machine). I was hoping for a more automated approach that wouldn't require me to do anything, but I guess I can keep going with Time Machine if need be.
 
FrankO1 said:
Thanks. That's what I'm actually doing right now (backing up with Time Machine). I was hoping for a more automated approach that wouldn't require me to do anything, but I guess I can keep going with Time Machine if need be.
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Alright ! @FrankO1, Time Machine back up is recommended. Feel free to reach out anytime and we are here to help!
 
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