Free Up Disk Space, Suspend vs Shut down, etc.

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by JohnL3, Jul 10, 2015.

  1. JohnL3

    JohnL3 Bit poster

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    Hi, new user.

    So what does Free Up Disk Space mean? I run Parrallels 10/Windows 8.1 for programming apps like VisualBasic, NotePadd++, etc.
    Is that the same as Reclaim disk Space?
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    Also, when I am done at the end of the day, is it better to suspend/resume Windows, or actually shut down and restart Windows. I know shutting down/restarting takes a bit longer, but I don't know the difference. Does actual shutting down free up any allocated RAM I may want when back in OSX?
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    Last edited: Jul 10, 2015
    JohnL3, Jul 10, 2015
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  2. PaulChristopher@Parallels

    PaulChristopher@Parallels Product Expert Staff Member

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    Hi JohnL3,
    In Parallels Desktop 10 we introduce a Free Disk Space Wizard for managing your virtual machines data usage: just go to File -> Free Up Disk Space (when Parallels Desktop is in front): Please refer http://kb.parallels.com/122660
    Suspend vs Shutdown:
    Suspending Windows conveniently freezes all running Windows programs and settings in their current state.

    Shutting down Windows in Parallels Desktop is just like shutting down Windows on a PC. All Windows programs close, giving you the opportunity to save your progress if necessary, and Windows stops running.
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, Jul 10, 2015
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  3. JohnL3

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    So Suspending is similar to Sleep for us Mac Heads?
     
    JohnL3, Jul 10, 2015
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  4. Manoj@Parallels

    Manoj@Parallels Parallels Support Parallels Support

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    Yes, it is similar to Sleep option on your Mac or Windows for the Virtual Machine on Parallels Desktop.
     
    Manoj@Parallels, Jul 10, 2015
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