Upgrade to v12 lost/destroyed my virtual machine. Now what do I do?

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by BradleyP2, Apr 10, 2017.

  1. BradleyP2

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    Title says it all. My Windows v7 virtual machine appears to be gone, Parallels won't start. I'm stuck, please help.
     
    BradleyP2, Apr 10, 2017
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  2. PaulChristopher@Parallels

    PaulChristopher@Parallels Product Expert Staff Member

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    Hi @BradleyP2
    By default OS X Spotlight indexes all the files on your Mac including virtual machine bundles. Simply hit Spotlight icon (a magnifying glass on the right side of OS X menu bar) and type pvm to find your Windows virtual machine.
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, Apr 10, 2017
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  3. BradleyP2

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    Bravo, there it is! Now I apparently need to free up space on my disk, although I've actually put it on a diet since this Parallels matter cropped up.

    Thank you!
     
    BradleyP2, Apr 10, 2017
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  4. PaulChristopher@Parallels

    PaulChristopher@Parallels Product Expert Staff Member

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    You're welcome! You may check out this handy freeware tool by Tjark Derlien to free up space on your Mac. Feel free to reach out anytime. We are here to help!
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, Apr 10, 2017
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  5. BradleyP2

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    UPDATE: Found the pvm and things fired up, but then it gave me the disk space message. After much trimming, nothing seemed to work, and it wouldn't let me just shut down the Windows 7 session or Parallels, so I ended up restarting my laptop. The restart cleared things up, and Win 7 seems to be okay.

    Thank you again,
    Bradley
     
    BradleyP2, Apr 12, 2017
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  6. Maria@Parallels

    Maria@Parallels Problem solver

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    Thanks a lot for your update, please let us know if you need any help.
     
    Maria@Parallels, Apr 13, 2017
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