Parallels - Windows 7 "shared folders" and security
I am a first time Mac owner and, having always owned PC's, am in the process of trying to understand Macs, differences and similarities, and file management solutions.
Because I use AutoCAD, I installed Parallels 4 and Windows 7 on my iMac 27". All the software is running great, and I installed AutoCAD on the Windows 7 VM with no problems.
However, I don't want to store my cad files for projects on the Windows C: drive and all my other files types for the same project on the Mac HD. It makes sense to have them all in one place.
My question then... three questions actually...
1. Where should I store these different file types all together, and how do I use the "shared folders" function to make this a smooth operation?
2. The follow up question to that is, does sharing folders between the Windows VM and my Mac open any security holes or expose me to any issues of that sort? If so, how do I mitigate them?
3. Finally (and only semi-related), is there any way to completely deny Internet access and networking to the Windows VM? My impression is that as long as I don't go online while running the Windows VM, I don't need to worry about antivirus software, etc. Seems easiest to disable such capabilities altogether for Windows.
Thanks!
Message was edited by: RaginCajunAz
Because I use AutoCAD, I installed Parallels 4 and Windows 7 on my iMac 27". All the software is running great, and I installed AutoCAD on the Windows 7 VM with no problems.
However, I don't want to store my cad files for projects on the Windows C: drive and all my other files types for the same project on the Mac HD. It makes sense to have them all in one place.
My question then... three questions actually...
1. Where should I store these different file types all together, and how do I use the "shared folders" function to make this a smooth operation?
2. The follow up question to that is, does sharing folders between the Windows VM and my Mac open any security holes or expose me to any issues of that sort? If so, how do I mitigate them?
3. Finally (and only semi-related), is there any way to completely deny Internet access and networking to the Windows VM? My impression is that as long as I don't go online while running the Windows VM, I don't need to worry about antivirus software, etc. Seems easiest to disable such capabilities altogether for Windows.
Thanks!
Message was edited by: RaginCajunAz
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