VMware Fusion Pro 13

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Set the Default Plug-In Action for a USB Device

You can set whether a USB device connects to your Mac or to your virtual machine whenever you attach the device.
Fusion
 must be open, with a virtual machine powered on.
This setting can be different for each virtual machine. If you set the default plug-in action for a virtual machine, but the virtual machine is not powered on when you attach the device, the device attaches to the Mac.
  1. Select
    Window
    Virtual Machine Library
    .
  2. Select a virtual machine in the
    Virtual Machine Library
     window and click
    Settings
    .
  3. Under Removable Devices in the
    Settings
     window, click
    USB & Bluetooth
    .
  4. Select the USB device in the list.
  5. Under Advanced USB options, select the plug-in behavior for the device.
    Option
    Description
    Ask what to do
    Fusion
     asks if you want to attach the device to the Mac or the virtual machine.
    Connect to this virtual machine
    Only the virtual machine recognizes the device. The Mac does not recognize the device.
    Connect to your Mac
    Only the Mac recognizes the device. The virtual machine does not recognize the device.
    This option is the default behavior.

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