![]() You should now be at the VMware Workstation main window, click on your virtual machine and press Play Virtual Machine.You should receive a message that Your Disk was successfully expanded, click Okay to close that dialogue box, then click Okay at the bottom of the screen to close the Virtual Machine Settings window.Wait for the pop-up window Expanding virtual disk to complete its work.Click on Expand Disk Capacity and enter the Maximum disk size and then click Expand.Open your VMware Workstation and then click on your virtual machine.Turn your VM off by clicking Player – Power – Shut Down Guest.The instructions linked above for Big Sur include directions for expanding your disk size, however, if you’re still on Catalina, the steps below are important to follow: If you have the disk space, you will want to increase your disk size before you use it. The default storage capacity is 80GB for Big Sur. However, if you have a relatively small hard drive (256GB or smaller), you may not have the flexibility to increase to 120GB, so 80GB-100GB may be your outer limit. If you have the space on your PC, increase your disk size to 120 GB. You need 120 GB to have everything work well and not go through a hassle every time you update Xcode or OS. 80 GB is the absolute minimum to function. This may seem like a lot, but XCode requires about 50GB of space to install. How much space do you need to have on your PC in order to build a Virtual Mac? If it says Intel you’re OK, AMD – see warning above.Look at Manufacturer (System and Baseboard).If you decide to try this route, be sure to post screenshots (please do not take a photo with your camera or phone) of any error messages and post your questions on either Looped or Loop and Learn Facebook groups or Zulipchat.ĭo you have an AMD? In the Windows 10 search bar: There are instructions online for building a VM on an AMD-based PC, but I’m not sure that there are any Loopers who have successfully used them. The instructions linked above are designed to be used with an Intel-based PC. I wouldn’t recommend doing this on a computer you don’t own, and I REALLY wouldn’t recommend doing it on a work computer.” Consider yourself warned. You are responsible for reading and accepting any Terms of Service or License agreements that accompany any software you download or install. You will be running Apple software on non-Apple hardware and modifying VMware software. The instructions start with the following warning: “Before following anything in this guide, please be aware that you may be violating the Terms of Service, License, and/or EULA for Apple and VMware. Matthew’s instructions will guide you through the process of installing MacOS Big Sur with Xcode on Windows with VMware. These instructions (opens in a new window) for setting up a Virtual Mac are written by Mathew Kitchin, the father of a young Looper. You will not need to sit there all day and watch your PC, but some of the downloads take time. How much time will it take?ĭepending upon your technical experience and the power of your PC, you should plan for the Virtual Mac build to take one full day. However, what if you have no other need for a Mac, but have a few years old, reasonably powerful Windows PC? Do you spend your money buying a Mac, or do you build a Virtual Mac on your Windows PC? It is a personal decision but many people try the Virtual Mac to make sure that Looping is right for them before they make the financial investment in a Mac. Many people have a Mac or are happy to spend the $500+ buying a new or used one. I want to Loop, but I use a PC Building Loop on a Virtual Mac ![]()
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