I'm running Windows 8.1 on VMWare Fusion, on top of OS X 10.8.5.
I have some DMG files on Mac that I mount sometimes to work with.
These are some encrypted data folders.
Can I access them from the virtual machine when I mount them?
Example: VM is running, Windows is running inside. Then I go to MacOS and mount a DMG. Next moment, a new drive (or folder) appears in Windows… without needing to restart the virtual machine.
Is this scenario possible?
Best Answer
I don't think this is possible without some special software in the windows vm. The dmg is analogous to the windows .exe. In the same way a Mac can not run an .exe, a windows box can not open a dmg. That being said a software solution like transmac installed in the vm may offer the functionality you seek.
No personal experience with transmac myself.
http://www.acutesystems.com/scrtm.htm
Trasmac features:
-Open Mac format disk drives, flash drives, CD/DVD/Blu-ray media, high density diskettes, dmg and sparseimage files.
-Copy files to Mac disks and dmg images.
-Format for Mac and restore disks and flash drives.
-Create, compress and expand (convert to iso) dmg files.
-Built in burner functionality to burn ISO and dmg files directly to CD/DVD/Blu-Ray.
-Read Mac multisession and hybrid CDs.
Good luck.