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thomas · 28 March 2018, 08:21

AFAIK nothing has changed in the way hardfiles are created. There were only a lot of options added to the settings window.

When you click on Add Hardfile, the Hardfile Settings window opens. This window has two sections. The upper section is for adding existing hardfiles to the config, the lower section (below the head line "New hard disk image file") is for creating new hardfiles. These sections are independent of each other.

To create a new hardfile, you first enter its size in megabytes into the input field next to "MB" in the lower section and then click on Create. When you click on Create, a file requester opens which is a save dialogue. So here you choose a path and file name where the new file should be created and click on Save.

Once it has been created you can add the hardfile to the config. To do this you go to the upper section and click on "..." next to the Path field. Now another file requester opens which you point to the new hardfile you created before.

Usage of hard disks in WinUAE is independent of the Amiga OS. There are some restrictions in 1.3 and beginning with 3.5 there are new drivers for large hard drives (> 4GB) included. But you asked for 3.0 vs. 3.1, there is no difference at all.

28 March 2018, 08:21	#3
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,021	AFAIK nothing has changed in the way hardfiles are created. There were only a lot of options added to the settings window. When you click on Add Hardfile, the Hardfile Settings window opens. This window has two sections. The upper section is for adding existing hardfiles to the config, the lower section (below the head line "New hard disk image file") is for creating new hardfiles. These sections are independent of each other. To create a new hardfile, you first enter its size in megabytes into the input field next to "MB" in the lower section and then click on Create. When you click on Create, a file requester opens which is a save dialogue. So here you choose a path and file name where the new file should be created and click on Save. Once it has been created you can add the hardfile to the config. To do this you go to the upper section and click on "..." next to the Path field. Now another file requester opens which you point to the new hardfile you created before. Usage of hard disks in WinUAE is independent of the Amiga OS. There are some restrictions in 1.3 and beginning with 3.5 there are new drivers for large hard drives (> 4GB) included. But you asked for 3.0 vs. 3.1, there is no difference at all.