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Parallels for mac connect external drive

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You will not be able to copy or create any files on it. On a Mac side it will be only for reading.

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NTFS is a file system that can be read and written only by Windows operation system. Use external drives in both Parallels and Mac OS. While some of this are due to technical limitations, majority of After all, if you are running a Windows Virtual Machine on your Mac, you should be allowed to write files to NTFS. Mac does not allow write files to NTFS file format drive, it has been like this for many years. When I connect external drive it gives me a choice to connect to Mac ( read only) or to Windows ( read/write): Cause However, when the device is unchecked it is detected by Windows but I am unable to copy anything on/from drive.

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When I check the device in Devices -> External Devices it disappears from My Computer. Symptoms Unable to detect external hard drive in Windows virtual machine.