Hi
My SSD is nearing capacity and I noticed that snapshots were using a significant amount of space according to the 'Windows 10' configuration', 'general' tab. Of course I checked out how to delete snapshots, as I figured I didn't need the older ones, pressed 'delete' and then waited hours for the process to finish.
'Windows 10' configuration' now shows snapshots = 41.11GB of 95.08GB total, and when I select 'actions', the 'revert to snapshot' is greyed out.
I read some previous posts, checked 'windows 10.pvm' and files associated with snapshots using 'show package contents: .pvm = 77.85GB, 'snapshots' folder =968MB, the .hds files in 'harddisk.hdd' = 52GB and 42GB.
Now I have a number of questions:
My SSD is nearing capacity and I noticed that snapshots were using a significant amount of space according to the 'Windows 10' configuration', 'general' tab. Of course I checked out how to delete snapshots, as I figured I didn't need the older ones, pressed 'delete' and then waited hours for the process to finish.
'Windows 10' configuration' now shows snapshots = 41.11GB of 95.08GB total, and when I select 'actions', the 'revert to snapshot' is greyed out.
I read some previous posts, checked 'windows 10.pvm' and files associated with snapshots using 'show package contents: .pvm = 77.85GB, 'snapshots' folder =968MB, the .hds files in 'harddisk.hdd' = 52GB and 42GB.
Now I have a number of questions:
- when I want to delete snapshots, should I start with the ones on the right of the tree, or the left, or in the middle? I don't understand the relationships of these or the effect of the order of deletion.
- how much space are snapshot actually using given all the inconsistent sizes described above?
- why is my 'revert to snapshot' greyed out, even though snapshots exist?
- this post (https://forum.parallels.com/threads/disable-automatic-snapshot-creation.351210/) states that SmartGuard had to be enabled for Time Machine to work properly. What? Are there setting in Parallels that effect whether third party software backup Parallels/Windows properly?
- Why do i need to generate snapshots if I use Time Machine and/or Carbon Copy Cloner?
- How do I turn snapshots off?
- How do I delete all the existing snapshots to free up space?