How to get into a windows C: drive?

FirstNE · 30 May 2020, 21:53

Well, I guess the title says it all. I've tried everything I can think of from the AmigaForever site - but none of it makes any sense. It says to right click the object - edit menu item...???? what? There is no edit menu in windows 7 when you right click it. So just how does one link into it?

Reason I'm asking is that I have a lot of files I'd like to access from Amigaforever Workbench3.x that reside on Windows drives.

zipper · 30 May 2020, 22:29

Something like add PC drives on startup in the WinUAE configuration.

coldacid · 30 May 2020, 22:50

Select the system you want to have your Windows drives mounted in, then click the pencil in the toolbar at the top of your Amiga Forever window (or right-click on the system in the list and choose "Edit" from the context menu). That'll open the editor.

Change over to the Media tab in the editor dialog that appears. Then you want to make sure that the "Hard drives" checkbox is checked. Finally, click "OK" to save the changes. Now when you run your system in AF, it'll have your C: drive (and any other Windows hard drive volumes) mounted inside the emulation.

DamienD · 31 May 2020, 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by coldacid

Select the system you want to have your Windows drives mounted in, then click the pencil in the toolbar at the top of your Amiga Forever window (or right-click on the system in the list and choose "Edit" from the context menu). That'll open the editor.

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What a mission, jeese

Quote:

Originally Posted by zipper

Something like add PC drives on startup in the WinUAE configuration.

Yup, sooooo much easier

FirstNE · 01 June 2020, 19:22

I tried finding the winuae configuation file(s) but had no jopy - so I went with Coldacid's post. Easy Peasy. Thanks!

coldacid · 01 June 2020, 23:25

@FirstNE: That's because AF generates temporary WinUAE configuration files on the fly. Unless you're willing to put in the time and effort to create your own custom WinUAE configs and run WinUAE directly (which isn't a bad idea, btw, and a necessity if you want to use custom ROMs) using the AF edit dialog is the only way to manage stuff in Amiga Forever.

30 May 2020, 21:53	#1
FirstNE Registered User Join Date: May 2020 Location: Norwich, CT, USA Posts: 39	How to get into a windows C: drive? Well, I guess the title says it all. I've tried everything I can think of from the AmigaForever site - but none of it makes any sense. It says to right click the object - edit menu item...???? what? There is no edit menu in windows 7 when you right click it. So just how does one link into it? Reason I'm asking is that I have a lot of files I'd like to access from Amigaforever Workbench3.x that reside on Windows drives.

30 May 2020, 22:50	#3
coldacid WinUAE 4000/40, V4SA Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: East of Oshawa Posts: 538	Select the system you want to have your Windows drives mounted in, then click the pencil in the toolbar at the top of your Amiga Forever window (or right-click on the system in the list and choose "Edit" from the context menu). That'll open the editor. Change over to the Media tab in the editor dialog that appears. Then you want to make sure that the "Hard drives" checkbox is checked. Finally, click "OK" to save the changes. Now when you run your system in AF, it'll have your C: drive (and any other Windows hard drive volumes) mounted inside the emulation. Attached Thumbnails

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30 May 2020, 22:29	#2
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	Something like add PC drives on startup in the WinUAE configuration.

01 June 2020, 19:22	#5
FirstNE Registered User Join Date: May 2020 Location: Norwich, CT, USA Posts: 39	I tried finding the winuae configuation file(s) but had no jopy - so I went with Coldacid's post. Easy Peasy. Thanks!

01 June 2020, 23:25	#6
coldacid WinUAE 4000/40, V4SA Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: East of Oshawa Posts: 538	@FirstNE: That's because AF generates temporary WinUAE configuration files on the fly. Unless you're willing to put in the time and effort to create your own custom WinUAE configs and run WinUAE directly (which isn't a bad idea, btw, and a necessity if you want to use custom ROMs) using the AF edit dialog is the only way to manage stuff in Amiga Forever.

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