Where is parallels virtual machine stored

For a running virtual machine, it is a temporary virtual memory file. A bundle of files that represents a virtual hard disk of a Parallels virtual machine. When you create a virtual machine, you can create it with a new virtual hard disk or use an existing one.

Output files for serial and parallel ports. The output. For a virtual machine that has any of Windows OSs installed starting from Windows , the following subfolders are created automatically in the virtual machine folder:.

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IDE Devices. If you want to manage the virtual machine content without starting the virtual machine, you can mount the virtual hard disks manually using Parallels Mounter:.

If you choose the PVM file of a Parallels virtual machine or the configuration file of a third-party virtual machine that has several virtual hard disks, all its volumes will appear as mounted in Finder. If you want to mount a single virtual hard disk, double-click the virtual hard disk file to mount it with Parallels Mounter. The icon for the selected hard disk appears in the sidebar of the Finder window, together with other macOS icons.

You can manage the virtual machine files just as you manage your macOS files in Finder windows. Note: If you are browsing the contents of a suspended virtual machine in Finder, you cannot delete, move, or otherwise modify its files. Note: If a hard disk that has several volumes was mounted and you want to open it or the virtual machine using it in Parallels Desktop, you should disconnect its volumes one by one by clicking the Eject button.

Note: Make sure you are not going to delete the virtual hard disk that is also used by other virtual machines. If you want to select all items in the list of files related to the virtual machine at a time, click the Select All button displayed below the list. If you want to clear all items in the list of files related to the virtual machine at a time, click the Clear All button displayed below the list. The virtual machine is considered as successfully deleted if all selected components or all selected components except the home folder if it was chosen for deleting have been removed.