Reading Mac HFS Drive on Parallels Win7

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by wellzi, Dec 3, 2012.

  1. wellzi

    wellzi Bit poster

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    Hi there,

    So before I actually delve into my issue, I would first like to thank those who've taken the time to look at this post, in hope to assist me with my issues. :)

    I have a 2011 MacBook Pro 13", which I've customised to have 2 physical hard drives (240GB SSD & 500GB Hybrid). I'm running Parallels 7 with Windows 7 Professional x64. The 240GB SSD is split into 2 partitions in order to bootcamp OS X and Windows. The 500GB Hybrid drive is formatted as Apple's HFS File System and is used solely for storage.

    My issue is based around the Windows 7 Virtual Machine, and its failure to identify the 500GB. Of course, the Mac partition to the SSD comes up as a virtual shared drive, however I cannot access the 500GB drive.

    Does anyone know how to rectify this issue? I understand that the drive is mounted to the Mac, and is not a standard operating environment for Parallels, however there's no option to add the extra drive in Parallels' settings.

    Thanks!!
     

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