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On the next screen, you must add a virtual hard disk to the
virtual machine. This sounds a lot more complex than it
actually is. Click the ‘Create a virtual hard disk now’ option, and click
the Create button. On the next screen, for the hard disk file type, click
the VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) option and click Continue.
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You now select where you want the virtual hard drive to be
located, and how large it should be. You can, of course, set
these things to your own requirements, but the easiest thing to do is
simply go with the default settings. These should serve you well
enough for now. When you’re done, click the Create button.
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Navigate to the Raspberry Pi Desktop iso we downloaded
earlier. If you followed the first two steps in this guide, it will
currently be on your Mac’s desktop. Select it, click Open, and on the
next window, click Start. The operating system begins to install on your
virtual hard drive, which you set up earlier.
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You must then choose between a dynamically allocated disk size
and a fixed size. Fixed size is faster, but dynamically allocated is
more versatile. It’s up to you, but we recommend going for the
dynamically allocated option; choose one and then click the Continue
button at the bottom of the window.
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You now get the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager window. In the left
hand column, you can see your Raspberry Pi Desktop virtual
machine. Double-click on it. A menu appears, inviting you to choose a
virtual disk from which to install the operating system. Click the Folder
icon in the bottom right corner.
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When it’s done, the Raspberry Pi Desktop virtual machine opens
and runs in a small on-screen window. You can enlarge the
window by pressing Shift-CMD-C, or go full-screen with Shift-CMD-F. You
can also scale it using the View menu, and then Virtual Screen 1 option.
Experiment to find a viewing you like.
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