It can be done. The challenge is I'm not sure how. I also run Legacy on Windows (XP) via VMWare Fusion. My files are all on the Mac side -- even the data file.
I have a "network" drive that I can see on the Windows side called "Shared Folders" that takes me to the Mac side. I note that when I click on most of the folders, no programs appear -- this is the "Windows can't see Mac" issue mentioned above. But I can access the Legacy files. Even though I can't help you figure out how, I assure you it is possible. I'd suggest looking at the manuals or help files for VMware Fusion, or perhaps someone else here can better assist. Good luck. Scott On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 6:54 AM, Robert Runion <[email protected]> wrote: > > I run Legacy on my iMAC using VMware Fusion and Windows 7. As noted earlier, > all my stuff is in the Windows side of the system; however, there is a > feature in Fusion that you might explore - Unity. It is some sort of feature > that allows crossfeed, but I have no idea how it works. You might try > talkign to the VMware techies. I had it working one day, but it got in the > way of doing genealogy and I haven't revisited it. > > Bob > On Oct 29, 2010, at 9:58 PM, Ron Taylor wrote: > > > I am using Legacy 7.4.0.45 right now on my macbook with Parallels version 6 > > and thousands of multimedia files attached. Works well. Mac OS 10.4.6 can > > see the pictures files as well. May not be possible with other VM products > > but Parallels does work both ways. > > Ron Taylor > > > > > > --- On Fri, 10/29/10, David Hook <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> From: David Hook <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Using Legacy on Mac > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Friday, October 29, 2010, 8:28 PM > >> > >> Vickie: > >> > >> I don't believe that you can do this. It's a Windows issue, > >> I've been told. Mac operating systems can read > >> windows-formatted drives, but Windows operating systems > >> aren't able to recognize Mac-formatted drives. So if > >> you are using parallels, or boot camp (or whatever) when you > >> are using the Mac OS, you can see both sides of the > >> partition, but when using the Windows OS you can only see > >> the Windows side. > >> > >> So, if you are running Legacy, you need to be using the > >> Windows OS, so the best solution is to keep all of your > >> genealogy files on the Windows side of the partition so that > >> you can access them from other side. > >> > >> Hope that helps, > >> Dave > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 2010-10-29, at 9:57 PM, Vickie Prows wrote: > >> > >>> Finally got Legacy to work on my new Mac inside > >> Windows 7 with VMFusion, but > >>> don't know how to connect with my Multimedia which > >> resides on the Mac side of > >>> the computer. Any hints? > >>> > >>> I'd love to see a User Group for Mac people. We > >> have our own set of > >>> problems...... > >>> > >>> Vickie > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: > >>> > >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >>> > >>> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > >>> > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >>> > >>> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. > >> 21 2009: > >>> > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >>> > >>> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > >>> > >>> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Legacy User Group guidelines: > >> > >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >> > >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > >> > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> > >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > >> 2009: > >> > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> > >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > >> > >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
