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1. #How to uninstall parallels desktop and virtual machine how to#
2. #How to uninstall parallels desktop and virtual machine install#
3. #How to uninstall parallels desktop and virtual machine download#

The wizard then gives you a summary of what you are about to do – have a quick check to ensure its what you want (should be, its pretty basic…)…Ĭlick finish, and you’re off to the races…. In the next page, you need to select the hard-drive that contains the data/setup etc you need – its also good to ensure you have checked the ‘ignore hibernation and page file’ option – otherwise you are bringing in potentially unwanted bloat to your converted machine. Next, we need to tell it what to convert – in this case it is ‘this machine’ (ie: the one you are running it inside … obvious really?!). Once its running, click on ‘convert machine’

#How to uninstall parallels desktop and virtual machine how to#

When its installed, you need to tell it to its convert thing … here’s how to get to that stage…įirst, startup the converter *inside* the virtual machine itself.

#How to uninstall parallels desktop and virtual machine download#

Here’s the link to download it… its about 180 mb so go click before you continue! To get a FREE copy (we like free, right?), you need to go to the VMWare site, sign up/open an account (don’t worry, its free), and download.

So, whats this installer thingy … well, the nice folk over at VMWare have produced a very useful tool known as the ‘Virtual Machine Converter’.

#How to uninstall parallels desktop and virtual machine install#

Step 3 – install and run Virtual box converter In my case I copied the installer onto a USB key and then used parallels menu to give the USB device access to the virtual machine, so I could import it in. Also, big note and kind of a gotcha! … once you remove parallel tools, you no longer have access to shared drives on the host … this means if you have downloaded the converter (next step) onto a shared folder, boom, you’re caught and need to find a way to get that installer into the virtual machine to move to the next step.

Also when you reboot, the machine will most likely not be as you had it – with a different (basic) screen resolution etc. You will have to reboot the Virtual Machine after you do this.

So inside your virtual machine, use what ever mechanism is available to you (programs add/remove, etc) to remove these tools. To be able to install the converter tool, you need to uninstall parallel tools. In parallels, to be able to have better screen resolution, connect to the external host etc, you install ‘Parallels tools’ – this is your gateway if you like to the host. In the Parallels main manager, select the VM you want to convert, right-click, and select ‘show in finder’ If you didn’t specifically give a location for your parallels storage, there is an easy way to find where the files are located. I cannot stress the importance of this enough – I’ve bitten myself more than once with this in the past – don’t leave things to chance – unless you are willing and able to lose data, back-it-up … its IT – stuff happens … prepare :) My problem now is that I need to transfer some big heavy virtual machines that I have in Parallels to Virtual Box on Windows/Linux, so how to? … after a bit of digging, and patching a bit from various posts, here’s how to get the job done, with gratuitous screenshots to guide you through the same process… Step 1 – Backup !!! I have a brand spanking new Dell XPS (which has its own minor issues), and a completely over the top new desktop machine. First stage in leaving Apple Mac and going back to Windows…Īfter an 18 month love/hate relationship with my Macbook Pro, I have decided its time to say goodbye to Apple and go back to my roots in Windows (10).