Upgrade Installation Error: "You are running out of free hard disk space"

Hi there.

I was a user of Parallels 2.5. I just purchased 4.0. I downloaded the latest software and was successfully able to complete the backup portion of the "Backup and Convert" section. Now when I am trying to launch the new Parallels Desktop machine, I get the following error message:


You are running out of free hard disk space.

Free some disk space on the hard disk and click Continue.

Note: If you stop the virtual machine "XYZ" now, you will lose all unsaved data.

When I click on "More details," I receive the following:

Free space on the drive=/Users/sandman/Library/Parallels/winxp.pvm necessary to run the virtual machine: 1114 MB.
Current free space on the drive(/Users/sandman/Library/Parallels/winxp.pvm): 1271 MB.

And of course there is nothing in the manual about this.

I am using a 2.33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo MacBookPro with 2 GB of Memory and Tiger 10.4.11.

Please advise as to my next specific course of action. My screen will sitting here like this until I hear back from someone since they charge $80 for the software and can't even provide phone support for the first week of purchase to solve issues just like this. Not the best first impression to giving new customers.

I will anxiously await your response. Thank you in advance.

Cheers!

 

Hello Sandman,

Could you please provide us some information to the below mentioned questions.

1. Could you please inform us how much of free space do you have on the Mac Hard disk ?
2. Could you please inform us how much of free space do you have on Windows Hard disk ?

Please email us the answers. So that we can provide you the exact resolution.

 

Hello, I have the same problem after a Parallels 4.0 upgrade.
I get the same message, but only at shutdown, and I have to click on the stop button to stop the VM ("continue" doesn't work).

Message :
You are running out of free hard disk space.
Free some disk space on the hard disk and click Continue.
Note: If you stop the virtual machine "XYZ" now, you will lose all unsaved data.

Details :
Free space on the drive=/Volumes/PERSO/XP 2 (1).pvm necessary to run the virtual machine: 166 MB.
Current free space on the drive(/Volumes/PERSO/XP 2 (1).pvm): 783 MB.

It seems to me that 783 is bigger than 166 ?
Could you help ?

 

Yep me too, after upgrading to v4. Seems to hapen most often after MacBook has been suspended.

 

OK, now works. Doesn't do it anymore...

 

"Running out of free hard disk space"

I am unable to run Parallels and dont know why. When I try to start Parallels I get the following message:

You are running out of free hard disk space
Free some disk space on the hard disk and click continue

I spent the day going through files and I have cleared a great deal of items. I also went to Parallels Image Tools and increased my Windows XP-0.hdd to 128 GB. In the configuration for my Parallels Virtual Machine, my memory is 4068 and my Hard Disk 1 file reads:
/Users/enanas/Documents/Parallels/Windows XP.pvm/Windows XP-0.hdd
The "enabled" box is checked and my interface is IDE with location IDE 0:0
Note, under the file it says "Expanding disk, 128.0 GB"

I have clicked "Okay" and I have shut down my machine and then started it again and checked everything. I still can't start Parallels.

I get this when I click for "more details"
Free space on the drive=/Users/enanas/Documents/Parallels/Windows XP.pvm necessary to run the virtual machine: 4137 MB. Current free space on the drive(/Users/enanas/Documents/Parallels/Windows XP.pvm): 4339 MB

 

I have the same problem. I only use Parallels for one program. Yet some how my Parallels disk has bloated to 80 Gigs!!! I assume there is some Widows glitch causing some runaway backups???? But I just need it to stop. ANy advice?

 

Hello, could you please share with us your Parallels Desktop and macOS versions?