Snapshot Manager Thumbnails in Parallels 9

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by mag_parallels, Feb 4, 2014.

  1. mag_parallels

    mag_parallels Bit poster

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    I have just switched to Parallels 9 from Parallels 8 (been using Parallels since Parallels 5). I find the Snapshots Manager hard to navigate, as the thumbnails are enormous. I can't view my tree of snapshots very well, despite having just upgraded to a new iMac with a higher resolution (2560x1440) than my previous machine (1920x1200). Is there a way I can make the thumbnails smaller, or get rid of the thumbnails altogether?

    see screenshot here:
    http://www.screencast.com/t/19l9X2k3rO
     
  2. Manoj@Parallels

    Manoj@Parallels Parallels Support Parallels Support

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    Hi Mag_Parallels,

    Please find that steps below to remove Thumbnails in Snapshot manager :

    1. Locate your Virtual machine in Finder.(To locate VM in Finder http://kb.parallels.com/117333)

    2. Right click on the *.pvm file of your virtual machine -> choose Show Package Contents

    3. In Mac OS X, go to Applications > Utilities and launch Terminal. Type the following but do not execute:

    prl_disk_tool merge --hdd

    4. Drag the *.hdd file into Terminal and drop it right next to "prl_disk_tool merge --hdd ". In Terminal you will see something like this:

    prl_disk_tool merge --hdd /Users/Username/Documents/Parallels/Windows\ 7.pvm/Windows\ 7-0.hdd

    Note: There should be a space between '--hdd' and 'Users/Username...'

    5. Press Enter/Return key to run the command and merge the snapshots.

    6. At the same directory (inside Virtual Machine's bundle) delete Snapshots.xml file

    Thanks,

    Manoj D
     
  3. mag_parallels

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    Shrink or get rid of snapshot thumbnails but KEEP Snapshots

    Hi Manoj D,

    I don't want to merge all my snapshots or get rid of my snapshot tree, that would be catastrophic for my purposes. I absolutely need them for work.

    I want to be able to browse through my snapshots without having to scroll a ridiculous amount. I want more thumbnails to fit per screen area, like it used to in previous versions of Parallels.

    Surely there's some setting somewhere, where I can set the display size of those thumbnails?
     

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