Vista - Location of Virtual Files

12-10-2008

Hi all,

Can the virtual image file reside on a flash drive or usb hard drive instead
of the main drive of the system? Planning on using this on a laptop and am
somewhat limited by drive space.

Thanks

12-10-2008

Flash drives are too slow, but external USB2 drives are okay for the
most part, though you might run into troubles if it's not fast enough.

--
Bob Comer

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:43:00 -0800, jrfrey
<jrfrey@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>Hi all,
>
>Can the virtual image file reside on a flash drive or usb hard drive instead
>of the main drive of the system? Planning on using this on a laptop and am
>somewhat limited by drive space.
>
>Thanks

12-10-2008

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:43:00 -0800, jrfrey
<jrfrey@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>Hi all,
>
>Can the virtual image file reside on a flash drive or usb hard drive instead
>of the main drive of the system? Planning on using this on a laptop and am
>somewhat limited by drive space.
>

I put a lot of my guest files (vmc and vhd) on USB2 connected 2.5"
drives. Works just fine and also makes them portable.

Flash memory is not advisable because they are slow and have limited
write endurance.

--

Bo Berglund (Sweden)

12-10-2008

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:43:36 +0100, Bo Berglund <boberglund@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:43:00 -0800, jrfrey
><jrfrey@xxxxxx> wrote:
>

Quote:

>>Hi all,
>>
>>Can the virtual image file reside on a flash drive or usb hard drive instead
>>of the main drive of the system? Planning on using this on a laptop and am
>>somewhat limited by drive space.
>>

>
>I put a lot of my guest files (vmc and vhd) on USB2 connected 2.5"
>drives. Works just fine and also makes them portable.
>
>Flash memory is not advisable because they are slow and have limited
>write endurance.

I had hoped an express card SSD would work better, but the Lexar I
got has abysmal read/write performance.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

12-10-2008

"Steve Jain [MVP]" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote in message
news:slf0k4hqd3eafqou60tsdq2vo5cn7dtapm@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I had hoped an express card SSD would work better, but the Lexar I
> got has abysmal read/write performance.

I use Iomega REV drives all the time - they work very well...

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

12-10-2008	#1 (permalink)
jrfrey n/a posts	Location of Virtual Files Hi all, Can the virtual image file reside on a flash drive or usb hard drive instead of the main drive of the system? Planning on using this on a laptop and am somewhat limited by drive space. Thanks
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12-10-2008	#2 (permalink)
Robert Comer n/a posts	Re: Location of Virtual Files Flash drives are too slow, but external USB2 drives are okay for the most part, though you might run into troubles if it's not fast enough. -- Bob Comer On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:43:00 -0800, jrfrey <jrfrey@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Hi all, > >Can the virtual image file reside on a flash drive or usb hard drive instead >of the main drive of the system? Planning on using this on a laptop and am >somewhat limited by drive space. > >Thanks
My System Specs

12-10-2008	#3 (permalink)
Bo Berglund n/a posts	Re: Location of Virtual Files On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:43:00 -0800, jrfrey <jrfrey@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Hi all, > >Can the virtual image file reside on a flash drive or usb hard drive instead >of the main drive of the system? Planning on using this on a laptop and am >somewhat limited by drive space. > I put a lot of my guest files (vmc and vhd) on USB2 connected 2.5" drives. Works just fine and also makes them portable. Flash memory is not advisable because they are slow and have limited write endurance. -- Bo Berglund (Sweden)
My System Specs

12-10-2008	#4 (permalink)
Steve Jain [MVP] n/a posts	Re: Location of Virtual Files On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:43:36 +0100, Bo Berglund <boberglund@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:43:00 -0800, jrfrey ><jrfrey@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>Hi all, >> >>Can the virtual image file reside on a flash drive or usb hard drive instead >>of the main drive of the system? Planning on using this on a laptop and am >>somewhat limited by drive space. >> > >I put a lot of my guest files (vmc and vhd) on USB2 connected 2.5" >drives. Works just fine and also makes them portable. > >Flash memory is not advisable because they are slow and have limited >write endurance. I had hoped an express card SSD would work better, but the Lexar I got has abysmal read/write performance. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/
My System Specs

12-10-2008	#5 (permalink)
Mark Rae [MVP] n/a posts	Re: Location of Virtual Files "Steve Jain [MVP]" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote in message news:slf0k4hqd3eafqou60tsdq2vo5cn7dtapm@xxxxxx Quote: > I had hoped an express card SSD would work better, but the Lexar I > got has abysmal read/write performance. I use Iomega REV drives all the time - they work very well... -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net
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