Macbook Pro Intel to M2

Discussion in 'macOS Virtual Machine' started by DennisT4, Jun 12, 2023.

  1. DennisT4

    DennisT4 Junior Member

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    Hi Everyone,
    I had migrated Parallels and all the settings and files with my Windows 11 from an old Macbook Pro to a newer one (both Intel) before. There was a file I had to transfer over.
    Now I am eyeing moving to a M2 Macbook Pro, would I be able to follow the same process? Or is the M2 version going to require a clean installation of a new version of Parallels and then Windows 11 instead?

    When I am on my current Intel i9 Macbook Pro, I notice sometimes running Windows 11 with Excel and I don't do anything that complicated, the fans will be going. The fans will pretty much guarantee to run if I happen to run Teams meeting (or Zoom) when I clicked a link within the email (which I use the Outlook in Windows version).

    I am not sure if it is because of those software naturally would have got the fans going, or it is because I am doing this within a Parallels shell?
    If I then switch to a M2 Macbook Air, would this be a step too far, since they don't have fans and they rely on natural cooling?

    Much appreciate any thoughts and experiences?
     
  2. Pramesh Boodadoo

    Pramesh Boodadoo Staff Member

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    Best Answer
    Hello,
    An Intel-based virtual machine (VM) cannot be started on a new Mac with Apple M-Series chips because it is not compatible with Mac computers equipped with the Apple M-Series chip.
    A new ARM-based Windows 11 virtual machine must be created.
    Kindly follow the steps in this article to copy personal data between Intel-based and ARM-based virtual machines : https://kb.parallels.com/125344
    Thank you
     

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