Parallels is designed to import virtual machines rather than virtual hard disks.A VHD is just the hard disk, and doesn't specify anything about the machine. So the answer is that you need to create a simple virtual machine that uses the VHD; Parallels can then import that (for Parallels 7 see ftt's answer below). To do that, create a simple UTF-8 text file with an extension.vmc containing the. Once installed, start VMWare Fusion, and choose File Import from the menu 3. Browse to the Parallels folder (if it doesn’t default there) and choose the appropriate directory (e.g. Windows XP) and then choose the relevant file ending in.pvs e.g. Windows XP.pvs You’ll now see a window like this. How to get some Unix in your life There are several ways to get some Unix: PC hardware: Download cygwin (www.cygwin.com) Install Linux Can dual-boot Linux and Windows Ubuntu is a popular distribution OS/X Has Unix-style kernel underneath user interface Install XCode (developer.apple.com) Install MacPorts (www.macports.org) Install desired packages with.
- Find the VM that you wish to import in your Parallels folder (where all the VM´s are located - mine was in the Documents folder) and right-click - Show Package Contents -Locate the.hdd file, right-click and choose Show Package Content -Locate the.hds file, copy.
- Import all your data from a Windows PC to your Mac (Download this file to your PC not your Mac); Parallels Transporter Agent for Windows PC: Download: Import all your data from a Linux machine to your Mac (Download this file to your Linux machine not your Mac); Parallels.
Guest blog by Sylvester Sebastian Nino, Parallels Support Team
While working with Parallels Desktop and helping our customers, I often go through our knowledgebase as the best source of product-related information. For instance, recently, I helped a customer over the phone convert his virtual machine from VirtualBox to Parallels Desktop by simply going through the steps listed in the related KB article. Everything worked as expected.
It was then, while helping the customer, that I finally noticed the views count–wow, that’s a darn popular article! I hadn’t known how interesting this question is to our customers. Now that I know, I decided to write a blog about it to make all the steps even clearer. So let’s do it! Read on for the instructions on how to convert your existing VirtualBox VM to Parallels Desktop.
I’m not going to take a lot of time to tell you why you should switch. Simply put, it’s everything. Functionality, stability and, of course, the variety of the features and cross-platform interaction. Instead, let me jump straight to the point.
Parallels Vs Virtualbox Mac
Step 1
Before converting your VirtualBox to Parallels Desktop, delete the snapshots (if any) in your VirtualBox VM. Snapshots could interfere with the process of conversion. Then shut down your VM.
Step 2
Install Parallels Desktop. You will see the New Virtual Machine Wizard once it’s set up:
Step 3
Click on the Parallels Desktop icon at the top of the navigation pane and select Open from the dropdown menu. Select your VirtualBox VM—you can simply type in “.vbox” in search box.
The Parallels Wizard will now show you the expected VM name and location (which you can change) and will prompt you to click Continue.
Step 4
Now Parallels Desktop will convert your VirtualBox VM to its format.
Import Parallels To Virtualbox
Believe me or not, but…that’s it! Parallels Desktop will now start your VM and automatically install Parallels Tools—please don‘t interrupt this process. It has to complete on the first VM start.
Convert Parallels Vm To Virtualbox
As you can see, converting VirtualBox to Parallels Desktop couldn‘t be easier! I hope this post was useful, and don’t forget to follow Parallels Support on Twitter.