partial install

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by virtual atc, Mar 5, 2014.

  1. virtual atc

    virtual atc Bit poster

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    being new to OS X and Apple, I started installing parallels. Then, after about 12 hours of transferring I hit the wrong button and transferring stopped. I started again....successfully. I had to use a different PC name, etc so .......
    My question is...is there a file with my 12 hours of transfers on my iMac and can I delete it to free up some space, since I did not complete the 1st installation. If 'yes' where are these files and how do I find them to erase them?
    Or, did an unsuccessful installation automatically get deleted with the interrupted installation?
     
  2. Maheesh@Parallels

    Maheesh@Parallels Parallels Support Parallels Support

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    Hello Virtual atc,

    To check if the old migrated file exists on your Mac and if so to delete the file follow the steps given below :

    - Please click on the spot light ( Top right corner of your Mac computer ) and type .PVM
    - By default the Virtual Machine .pvm file is located in:
    Mac HD/Users/Username/Documents/Parallels or Mac HD/Users/Shared/Parallels
    - If you see the old migrated file ( Stopped in the middle ) name with .PVM extension move it to trash.
    - Click on empty trash

    Thanks,
    Maheeshwar
     
  3. virtual atc

    virtual atc Bit poster

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    Thank You

    Thanks....the .pvm files show 0 kb so an interrupted install must have been deleted automatically.
     
  4. Manojkumar@Parallels

    Manojkumar@Parallels Parallels Support

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    Hi virtual atc,

    Search for the .hdd files on your Mac and delete the .hdd files

    Now initiate the migration process again to create a migrated Virtual Machine.

    Thanks,
    Manoj.
     

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