interoperability

Hi, I'm running Parallels 17 on a Intel Mac running MacOS 10.15. I need to run some apps in an older MacOS. I have a drive with a barebones MacOS 10.9.5 installed. Is there a way to import the MacOS 10.9.5 HD into a VM to run in Parallels? Basically clone the HD into a VM. The main reason is...

So we all know what happened to VMware Fusion. I was finally at my wits' end and decided to start a Parallels trial because USB device passthrough stopped working in guests. However, even after the installation of the guest additions, I still get the infamous "Configuring <VM name>. Preparing...

I've got the latest Parallels installed on an Intel Macbook. I've uninstalled the VMware Tools from the source VMware VM. When I try to open the VM in Parallels, nothing happens after I select the vm to open. It is about a 900G image. Is this something that will take time and if so, how...

I have been working with Parallels support regarding a PVMP file that refuses to Unpack. The PVMP file check sum is correct however when the prl_packer_inplace executable tries to run, it can not complete the unpacking process due to a corrupted CONFIG.PVS file. I also cannot view the contents...

I am trying to figure out if I can import a Windows 10 VM that I had running in Virtualbox on my old Intel Mac to Parallels on my new M4 Mac. I have followed the steps in https://kb.parallels.com/124491 but when I try to open the file (.vbox or .vdi, I've tried both) nothing happens at all...

I converted the .img file in the .utm file to .vmdk with qemu. However, I could not open parallels on desktop, I need your help. Technical report number: 475124270

Hello everyone, I have a Windows 8.1.pvm file from an old virtual machine that I had. I have an older windows pc sitting around and I was wondering if I would be able to install the .pvm file to that pc like a backup file, so that it's not virtual. Thank you!

Please excuse my question I have not found description, how to best transfer all data and gaming progress from a Parallels 19 installation to a new windows computer. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help and advice.

Hi all, I am using Parallel desktop 17 on Catalina. I want to convert a VMWare Windows 10 virtual machine (.vmx) to Parallel desktop vm. After conversion is finished, when VM is booted up for configuration, it gives "Your PC Ran into a Problem" blue screen and then it tries to repair but still...

I have Parallels 19 Desktop for MAC - Pro Edition and I'm trying to import a VirtualBox debian bullseye guest into Parallels. I cloned the VirtualBox guest with VirtualBox, booted the clone, uninstalled the VirtualBox guest additions, rbooted the VM, shut the VM down, clicked "Open" from the...

I have Parallels 19 Desktop for MAC - Pro Edition and I'm trying to import a VirtualBox debian bullseye guest into Parallels. I cloned the VirtualBox guest with VirtualBox, booted the clone, uninstalled the VirtualBox guest additions, rbooted the VM, shut the VM down, clicked "Open" from the...

Parallels Version: 19.2.1 (54832) VMWare Fusion Version: 13.5.0 (22583790) macOS Version: 14.2.1 (23C71) Hardware: M3 MacBook Pro Steps to reproduce: 1. Create a new aarch64 FreeBSD 13.2-STABLE VM in VMWare Fusion and complete the installation/basic configuration process 2. Use the...

Is it possible to convert a UTM VM to a Parallels VM somehow?

I have a Fusion based Windows 10 (Intel) VM that works well. Would I be able to import this VM and run on Parallels? Would this work if Parallels is installed on a M2 MBP? While I am clear that an Intel VM will not run at all on an ARM based MBP, was not clear if Parallels would allow this. If...

Hi, When I try to open the *.vmx file with Parallels app it does nothing. How do I import/convert the existing vmware machines to parallels both windows and linux Thanks

I tried following the steps in this knowledge base, but when I open the .vbox file it gives me an error that there is no disk image. https://kb.parallels.com/122851 I'm running Virtual Box 6.1 and Parallels Desktop 16 or Mac. Host OS is Catalina 10.15.7 and guest is Ubuntu 18.04. Any ideas?

Parallels version is 17.0.1 (51482) I will use prl_convert xxx.vmdk --allow-no-os to convert the vmdk file as a virtual machine hdd, but when I upgrade to Parallels 17, this command fails and the error is'The source virtual disk contains no operating system.' Even though I This error still...

Hello One of my customers asked me convert an existing virtual machine in Parallels (that runs Ubuntu 16) so it can run in Virtualbox on Windows. I tried to convert the *.hdd file, but this seems to be really tough. Is there an updated tutorial or any other recommondations to fix this problem...

I have a Linux desktop I want to make a VM out of as a copy so I can take it on may MacBook pro laptop out of town. I know that I can make a VM from a Windows PC by just connecting the hard drive and importing it. How can I do that with Linux? Is there a way to just have it suck the HDD contents...

Just moving our production servers over to AWS and using Amazon Linux. I want our local development machines to mimic the live environment, so need to be able to run Amazon Linux on parallels locally. Before committing to a bunch of parallels licences I need to know if it's possible /...