Import a Parallels Virtual Machine You can import existing third-party virtual machines and run them in Fusion. More info here: Parallels Desktop for Mac you can use Windows that you set up using earlier versions of Parallels Desktop. I currently use VMware Fusion 8.5, but I have been using VMware since version 4.x, but currently I am very unhappy because of the performance that is terrible. I would like to know if there is any discount to switch from vmware to parallels? VMware Fusion vs.Parallels Desktop. VMware Fusion vs. Parallels Desktop. #1 choice of Mac users for over 14 years. Industry-leading graphics performance. 10x faster working with Mac files in Windows. Supports more computers and macOS versions. Much easier to set up and use. Includes Parallels Toolbox to boost productivity. More info here: Parallels Desktop for Mac you can use Windows that you set up using earlier versions of Parallels Desktop.
Guest blog by Padman Krishna, Parallels Support Team
Are you looking for a better virtualization experience and planning to switch to Parallels Desktop? Here’s an easy way to transform your existing virtual machine.
There are few things you need to do before converting a VM. First, make sure you have a backup copy of your VM. For example, VMware has a .vmx extension, Virtual PC is .vmc and Virtual Box is .vbox.
Second, make sure you’ve deleted third-party tools from your VM (VirtualBox tools, VMware tools, etc.). If you haven’t done that yet, go to Control Panel → Programsand Features to remove the tools.
Next, make sure that the “Split Disk” option is disabled in your VM hard disk settings. This might sound like another language to some, but no worries – it’s not that hard:
The final thing to do is to shut down the VM completely (suspending or pausing it isn’t enough). Pretty simple, right?
Once all of these steps are completed, you now can convert the VM.
- Open Parallels Desktop and go to File → Open.
- Navigate to the VM file you would like to convert, then click Open.
- Convert the VM by choosing the location where you would like to save the file.
- Once the VM starts, go to Actions→Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions.
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We hope this blog post helped you decide to run Windows on your Mac and convert your VM to Parallels Desktop for Mac!
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You can import existing third-party virtual machines and run them in Fusion.
- Select File > Import.
- Browse to the existing virtual machine you want to import and click Open.
- Type the name for the imported virtual machine in the Save As text box and indicate where to save it. The default destination is the Virtual Machines folder created by Fusion.Fusion displays the disk space needed for the import, and the space available on the current disk.
- Click Import. When the import is complete, the virtual machine appears in the virtual machine list, in the powered-off state.
- Click Finish. Fusion installs VMware Tools after the virtual machine powers on, and reboots the system after the Tools installation is complete.
Parallels 12 Vs Vmware Fusion
You have a separate Fusion version of the third-party virtual machine.