Share Files Between Windows XP and Mac Os X in Parallels

Although sharing files between Windows and Mac OS X under Boot Camp is sometimes challenging, under Parallels it's easy. Parallels automatically shares your entire Windows C: drive and mounts it as a network volume in Mac OS X (Figure 7-11), so you can interact with files within Windows just as you would if they were on a network server. (To find your personal files, look in Documents and Settings/your-user-name on the Windows volume.)

When you open the shared volume that Parallels mounts for you in Mac OS X, you can see the contents of your Windows C: drive.

Figure 7-11. When you open the shared volume that Parallels mounts for you in Mac OS X, you can see the contents of your Windows C: drive.

In addition, when you ...

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