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Dropbox for Windows 11 Virtual Machine (Parallels) on Macbook M1 (Apple silicon) -- can't install
I'm trying to use Dropbox in a "Windows 11 Pro" virtual machine (under Parallels) on Macbook M1 (Apple silicon). When I attempt to install, I get an error message "Couldn't start Dropbox. Your device...
Thanks to both you and Hannah. I think I may have found a work-around while searching the developer forum. I'll pursue that for now.
Hi Tom,
What was your workaround? I have the same issue. Thanks!
Hi Andy,
Welcome to the forum. I wish I could tell you of some profound insight or clever work-around. Right now I just use USB drives to update the Mac virtual Windows machine. It's clumsy but it does work. I continue to look for something better, but that's it for now.
For Mac in Parallels, if you turn on file sharing between Mac and Parallels, you can send files to each other using UNC paths. You can set mapped drives and then use them like you would anything else. On mine, the Mac is referenced like \\Mac\ in Windows. If your Dropbox is at \\Mac\username\Dropbox, then that's your Dropbox. Keep in mind that online files will show up as 0 bytes and if you access them, it doesn't seem to download the files when you do... so that's something to be aware of.
Thanks for the reply. Let me experiment with that.
