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mekkablue
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VMWare 8.5.3 with Windows 10 on Sierra 10.12.2: shared folders broken?

I have been running Win10 inside VMWare 8.5.3, but since the latest macOS upgrade (10.12.2), Shared Folders do not seem to work anymore. Symptoms include:

  • Windows Desktop content is only updated after a Windows restart
  • Opening a file or folder on the Windows desktop fails without an error message
  • Accessing paths through dialogs yields ‘invalid paths’ errors in Windows

Is VMWare 8.5.3 incompatible with macOS 10.12.2?

TIA, Rainer Erich.

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mekkablue
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I should include: both shared and mirrored folders are affected. Copying a folder from a shared to a mirrored folder (Desktop) works, but I cannot access its contents from inside Windows. I can access its contents only via the Mac Finder.