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Backup VMWare folder to Mac

When I save something in Windows 7 I need it to save it on my Mac automatically. Is there a way to do that? Right now it is putting it in a specific folder /user/Documents/Quicken/BACKUP

I saw a response that said it could be done at #32645860 response in the search engine. I just don't know how to do it.

Thanks,

Randal

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

Have you enabled Shared Folders?

This will allow you to save documents to your Mac disk from within a Windows 7 VM.

See here

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004055

sharingsunshine

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I watched the movie but I am unclear how to get the specific folder mirrored to the Mac. It seems the mirroring is going to the Windows Virtual Machine but I may be all wrong.

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sharingsunshine

ASKER

I went into settings and turned on sharing then I ticked Downloads on the Mirrored Folders.

Remember, I am trying to backup the file that is automatically created by QuickBooks. Will this do that or will I have to intervene. I am wanting to make this automatic.

If we are headed in the right direction then please tell me what I do next?

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

You then need to Browse Networking in Windows and look for .host, click it and you will see your share.

then map a drive to the share.

I backup our Quick Books to a network share on shutdown, but this is a special type of share, its a VMware workaround, so may not be compatible with Quickbooks, and you may have to complete something manually.

sharingsunshine

ASKER

I need something automatically. If it's manual I can just drag the file to the desktop.

That's why in the original question I said "When I save something in Windows 7 I need it to save it on my Mac automatically."

If you look up response #32645860 that person said they could do it.

sharingsunshine

ASKER

Actually, when I setup a VMWare shared folder and then did a browse from the QuickBooks backup location I saw that the shared folder was mapped to Z: automatically. Perhaps, it is the version of software 4.1 that is now doing that. I then added in the correct path on the Mac to get it to the folder I wanted the backups to reside in.

I backed up QuickBooks to that mapped drive and it was written onto the Mac in the Documents section so now the backup will be automatic.

You probably were saying that, I was just a bit slow on understanding it.