

vmx (edit: global) config option to disable the Outlook Temp folder remapping feature entirely: ghi.disableOutlookTempFolder = "TRUE"
#FIND TEMPORARY FILES OUTLOOK FOR MAC MAC#
This allows Outlook's Preview functionality to work correctly, and attachments can still be open with Mac applications. This problem has been fixed in Fusion 3.0.1 - the registry key will now be set using a drive letter used for shared folders (typically Z:). The steps to create "Outlook Temp" as a file were a workaround to prevent Fusion from re-creating the folder and re-setting the registry key to a UNC path. Outlook's Preview doesn't work with UNC paths, so it stopped working.

instead of the drive letter Z: in the Outlook registry key. This was because VMware Tools assigned a UNC path with The other posts you've most likely seen were discussing a bug in Fusion 3.0 that broke Outlook Preview functionality. This will forward the request to Fusion, which will open the attachment with the default Mac application. If all of these things are set up correctly, VMware Tools should automatically change the Outlook Temp folder registry key to point to the "Outlook Temp" shared folder on the Mac, which will allow attachments to be opened with VMwareHostOpen. Vmware-host\Shared Folders" - typically it will be Z: In Windows, make sure there is a drive letter assigned to " Run the VM, and verify that you're using updated Tools (build 215242 for Fusion 3.0.1). In VM Settings -> Applications -> Default Applications, make sure "Open your Windows files and web links using Mac applications" is checked. Alternatively, you can just share the "Outlook Temp" folder without sharing the entire Documents folder. In VM Settings -> Sharing, make sure there is either a shared folder for Documents with Read & Write permissions, or the Documents mirrored folder is checked. Make sure your Documents folder is writeable.Įither make sure the "Documents/Outlook Temp" folder is writeable, or delete the existing "Outlook Temp" folder to let Fusion re-create it automatically.

Here are the things necessary for Fusion to automatically re-map Outlook attachments to be stored in a shared folder:
