Mapping (sometimes called 'mounting') a drive means you assign a drive letter on your computer to the server path. You can then connect to the server without having to remember and type the path every time.

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This is useful if you're using a data discovery tool to scan a server volume or folder. Once you have mapped the drive, you can scan it using the procedure to scan an external drive. For more information, see the step-by-step instructions for the scan tool you're using.

When I plug in a USB drive while my VM is running, Parallels offers a dialog lightbox asking whether the USB drive should associate with the Mac or the VM. Once this choice is made, Parallels tends to remember/respect it on every subsequent reconnect. Sometimes I want to change this association, but I don't see how I can. Connect to the running virtual machine. To connect your device directly to an already running virtual machine, connect it to the Mac with a corresponding USB wire and select the virtual machine in the following dialog.

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“It’s always been astonishing that it’s faster to start up a Parallels PC than a real one. On my MacBook Air, I’m up and running in Windows six seconds after I double-click the Parallels icon.”David Pogue, The New York Times “Of all the ways to run Windows on a Mac, Parallels Desktop is my favorite because it just works. I'm running Parallels 9 for Mac (OS X 10.9) and I have CentOS Linux (6.4) installed. I want to map a shared folder from my Mac to a drive letter in CentOS. How do I do this? Just use Parallels Desktop to add another small virtual hard disk to the VM, say, 350 MB in size. Then, from within Windows, format it as NTFS and assign it a drive letter. When you get to the spot in Converter where it asks you which drive letters to convert, you can exclude the drive letter for this small temporary disk. More on Changing a Drive's Letter in Windows. Changing drive letter assignments for drives that have software installed to them may cause the software to stop working. This isn't quite as common with newer programs and apps but if you have an old program, especially if you're still using Windows XP or Windows Vista, this is likely to be a problem.

  1. In the Finder, on the Go menu, click .
  2. In the Connect to Server box, type the path to the server, for example //servername.cit.cornell.edu/foldername or //myserver.mydomain.cornell.edu/e$.
  3. If you want add this server to the Favorite Servers list, click the Plus sign. The next time you want to connect, you can choose it from the list.
  4. Make sure the server name is selected, and then click .
  5. You'll be asked to authenticate.
    • In the Name box, type your user name for the domain. (The domain will be different for different servers. If you're unsure of the domain, contact your local technical support provider.)
    • In the Password box, type your password for the domain.
  6. Click .
  7. The icon for the server will appear on your desktop. Double-click to open it.

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If you added this server to your Favorite Servers list in step 3, when you want to connect to the server again, the mapped drive should be available. In the Finder, on the Go menu, click . Then follow steps 4-6.