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VMware won't see the external USB device. &nbsp;You will need to get the files on the local drive somehow first.
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VMware won't see the external USB device.  You will need to get the files on the local drive somehow first.

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Would that be external &quot;USB&quot; harddisk? Sir!
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Would that be external "USB" harddisk? Sir!

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Yes it is a USB external HD also the VM does not have enough space allocated to accommodate the backup file.
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Yes it is a USB external HD also the VM does not have enough space allocated to accommodate the backup file.

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I do realize that this software is older but it's already installed and all I have to use currently.<br />
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i built a MS Server 08 VM and I plugged in my external hard drive into the physical machine and the VM doesn't see it. I need to restore another system backup and its on this external hard drive. I tried to use Power ISO to create an ISO image and mount it but it's too large. 90GB. <br />
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Any ideas??<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Larry H.
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I do realize that this software is older but it's already installed and all I have to use currently.

i built a MS Server 08 VM and I plugged in my external hard drive into the physical machine and the VM doesn't see it. I need to restore another system backup and its on this external hard drive. I tried to use Power ISO to create an ISO image and mount it but it's too large. 90GB. 

Any ideas??

Thanks,
Larry H.

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