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Access Windows' shared network from Mac
I try to use Windows 10 via Parallels Desktop in my Mac. Here is the sharing setting of Parallels Desktop:
In the navigation bar of File Explorer of Windows, we can see and enter a network ...
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How can I stop Parallels Desktop from listing Apps from a VM available in Spotlight?
I'm trying to stop Windows apps installed on a VM in Parallels from appearing in Spotlight search results on the host Mac. System details:
Mac OS: 10.12.6
Parallels Desktop Business Edition Version: ...
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Make Hard Drive appear as Bootcamp for Parallels
Parallels Dekstop 13.0.1 BE won't let me add a Physical Internal HDD to the VM system.
There is a SATA HardDrive in my system with a GPT partition table and a big (2TB) NTFS partition. I use it when ...
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Can AppleScript be able to click the menu extra of a 3rd-party app?
Many 3rd-party apps have small menu icons at the top-right corner of the menu bar such as Evernote, iStat, Parallels Desktop and so on.
I tried to write some AppleScripts to click those menu icons, ...
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keyboard shortcuts on parallels desktop running ubuntu
I am running:
MacOS High Sierra on a 2016 TB MBP. >>
App: Parallels Desktop 12. >>
VM: Ubuntu Linux 16.04.
I only use the terminal of the Linux VM to communicate with robotic hardware.
When I use ...
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External disk drive no longer visible when using Parallels
My MacMini Late 2012 has a 1Tb external USB drive, which I use as the main data store (the internal 256Gb SSD being too small).
I have been running parallels on this Mac for years and both native Mac ...
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Does Parallel still allow booting from a Bootcamp partition with HIgh Sierra?
Will I be able to create a Bootcamp partition that I can boot into from Parallels once I've upgraded to High Sierra?
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What's the "choose an application to associate with" window in MacOS?
I run Outlook 2016 for Windows inside a Parallels Desktop (latest version, currently 12.2.1) Windows 10 VM. Occasionally when WiFi is slow, Outlook for Windows shows a dialog box along the lines of "...
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Block level copy a NTFS data drive in a Mac Pro to a new, empty drive
Is there a way I can perform a block level copy of an NTFS data drive (used in Parallels) to a new empty drive?
The source drive is a 750GB NTFS formatted drive used for backing up files from a ...
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Compability of Brew Cask VirtualBox and Parallels?
I have a Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac installed and for a Vagrantfile I need to have virtualbox that I could install with brew such that brew install caskroom/cask/virtualbox.
I tested Parallels ...
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"The bless tool was unable to set the current boot disk" error in bootcamp macOS Sierra
Problem:
I can no longer boot Boot Camp partition (BCP) running Windows 10 Pro 1703. I am also unable to start Parallels 12.2.0 Virtual Machine based on the same BCP macOS side. Problem occurred ...
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Blank windows in some apps in macOS as guest OS in Parallels virtual machine
When running Parallels 12.2.0 with macOS Sierra as the guest OS, I see windows that are blank, partially blank, or scaled improperly (zoomed in, magnified) in some apps such as non-Safari web browsers ...
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Docker & OSX's guest Windows 10 Pro "doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory"
I have macOS 10.12.3 and Windows 10 Pro running under Parallels. I try to install Docker to Windows 10. I could not install Docker for Windows rather Docker Toolbox (no idea why) but in installing the ...
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How to connect my external hard drive to windows working on parallels desktop?
When I want to connect my external hard drive to my 15-inch MacBook Pro with touch bar, I can see the popup which asks me that wether I want to connect my hard drive to windows or Mac. But no matter ...
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Disable Mac notifications when running Parallels in full screen?
I am on a Mac running Parallels 12. When I run my Windows 10 VM in full screen mode, I don't want to see email or Slack notifications from Mac OS, just Windows 10.
How do I disable Mac OS ...
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Is it possible to use a Mac Pro as four different PC's simultaneously using the multiple display output
Wondering if it would be possible to take the following Mac Pro...
Mac Pro 3.5GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5
Originally released December 2013
3.5GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5
16GB memory
1 TB PCIe-based ...
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OS X Parallels: what are ways to speed up Windows 10 Pro virtualization?
We have two OS X laptops running Windows 10 Pro in Parallels where the other laptop is terribly slow, despite allocating 4 "cores" and 8 GB to the virtual machine. Each laptop has 8 "cores" (with ...
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Can Sierra be installed on a virtual machine created by Parallels Desktop 10?
I’ve just stumbled across this site by accident and you good folk may be my last good hope before I abandon this endeavour.
My questions are simple:
Can Sierra be installed on a virtual
machine ...
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Parallels taking up over 300GB but Parallels disk is only 128GB. Why?
In Parallels Desktop 12.2.0 on MacOS 10.12.4, a Windows 10 VM is taking up over 170GB of mystery space. Windows only sees a 128GB drive. But Parallels claims to be using 300GB on hard disks.
It's ...
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Forcefully un-suspend a Parallels VM without starting Parallels
I recently updated to Mac OS X 10.12.5, which is a beta version as of right now, and Parallels Desktop has subsequently refused to start. It sits for a little bit with a spinner and then quietly dies. ...
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With Latest MacBook Pro and Radeon 460 Graphics, How To Tell How Much Memory in Use?
I've got the latest MacBook Pro with the touch bar. 4GB Graphics memory and I'm trying to figure out how much graphics memory is in use when I run certain apps. I also run Parallels which dedicates ...
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How to bridge Parallels network to iPhone?
I've got a MacBook Pro, and I've got an IIS server in Windows, running in my Parallels Desktop for Mac. I need to connect to the server running on my virtual Windows from my iPhone.
In my home ...
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Do I need Parallels Pro to run Visual Studio?
I'm considering installing Parallels to use Visual Studio for my personal use. Can I use the standard $80 version of Parallels? Or do I really need to commit to $100 a year for the Pro version?
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VM running Sierra 10.12.3 in Parallels 12 stops responding to the mouse
Update: Still a problem in Parallels 14.0.1 ☹
I have a host MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) running Sierra 10.12.3, using Parallels Desktop version 12.1.3, with a virtual machine running as ...
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How does the name of a Parallels VM translate to the default name in Terminal.app prompt?
I Parallels Desktop version 12 I have a virtual machine named Cinquième. Note the accent on the e. That VM is running macOS Sierra. In that VM, when I open the Terminal.app, the prompt shows:
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Parallels Desktop: Run windows application with command line arguments
I'm running on MacOS with Sierra and I have a Windows VM running on Parallels 12.
I want to run an application that is installed on the Windows VM and I want to run it with arguments, in the same way ...
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Running pc only scanners in Paralllels Desktop VM using a macbook air (late 2015)?
I want to use Kodak ScanMate i1190WN with my MBA late 2015. This is a pc only scanner and no driver for mac os are available. Can this scanner be able to work with a Parallels Desktop VM in my ...
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How to copy Finder path to Parallels Windows Explorer?
I often have deep nested files. For example:
Users/myname/topic/subtopic/project/aspect/subaspect/myfile.pdf
It's easy to navigate to this folder in Finder by using programs like Alfred which can do ...
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Running Parallels and VirtualBox for Docker in OS X?
I use Parallels for Windows while VirtualBox/Kinematic (Beta) for Docker in OS X -- but haven't yet tested at the same time because of possible problems such as here, dated to 2013 so many problems ...
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Will the new 13 inch Macbook Pro handle running macOS and Windows in a VM simultaneously?
I'm planning on buying a new Macbook Pro (13 inch) as my primary work computer. I do a lot of .NET development, so I will have to have Windows running in a VM inside macOS (Parallels).
I'm currently ...
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Access Mac localhost from Windows parallels [duplicate]
So there is a web appliance running on my Mac localhost. I want to check how it looks in Internet Explorer. I have Parallels Desktop 12 running Windows 10 with installed Parallels tools.
However, if ...
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My MacBook Pro freezes up when working with Parallels Desktop 11
This is the MacBook that I have: MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
For some reason it started to freeze up randomly forcing me to restart, I don't really know why this happens. Every time this ...
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How to access macOS localhost (port 3000) from Parallels IE?
On my work Mac (Sierra) I'm running a NodeJS webserver on localhost, port 3000. I need to access to it from Internet Explorer running in Parallels for testing purposes.
I have searched and read and ...
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OS X El Capitan port forwarding to Parallels VM using pfctl
I have Parallels Desktop 11, which does not have support port forwarding to VMs (just the Pro version supports it). So I am trying to use pfctl to forward ports to my Parallels VM.
I have followed ...
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Install my ATI graphics card in Parallels
I installed parallels 11 on my iMac and installed windows on it. Then I'm trying to install my ATI card on windows so I can install the Catalyst manager as I want to disable the anti-aliasing option ...
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Connecting Macbook to WiFi network breaks internet for everyone
I have a 2015 Macbook pro, which I bought about 3 months ago.
Some days ago, when I was using it, and connected it to my house's wifi network, everyone's internet connection suddenly dropped (as in ...
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How to use cmd + V to paste into a Ubuntu VM in Parallels? [closed]
I think that I have the proper settings that should allow me to use Command V to paste into my Parallels Ubuntu command line:
and
But when I try to paste into the command line using Command V ...
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External hdd not detected or able to format on Mac with Parallels installed
I'm troubleshooting a new external hard drive. It isn't readable on the computer it was bought for (my mother's). It worked fine, at first, on my computer with OS X installed but she has Parallels ...
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Retina performance much worse than non-retina in Windows on Parallels and VMWare
I have been using Windows (8 then 10) in Parallels on a Mac for years. It has always been very fast.
Over 3 MacBook Air 11" with (2 then 4Gb RAM). Over many versions of MacOS and 2 versions of ...
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How to modify Hardware UUID of a macOS Sierra Virtual machine in VMware fusion/parallel desktop
I've got to have different Hardware UUID for software testing purposes.
When cloning a VM in Fusion pro 8.5, the clone gets a new MAC address but the hardware UUID in system report in macOS doesn't ...
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macOS Sierra lost focus Finder when using mission controls
I never experienced something like this before I upgrade to macOS sierra a few days ago. At first, I didn't notice it, but after a while, it becomes annoying as hell.
After selected a window from ...
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Parallels Desktop 12 - Disable Time Sync
Is there any way to disable the time sync on Parallels Desktop 12 ? Whenever I resume my VM - certain tools I have running see the time change and immediately kick into high gear to update themselves ...
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Install Sierra as guest OS in VM with Parallels 12
Trying to install the official version of macOS Sierra, released today 2016-09-20.
When I use the Parallels Wizard to create a new VM, I selected the Install macOS Sierra.app application as listed. ...
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Parallels 12 - Hypervisor: Parallels or Apple?
The new version 12 of Parallels Desktop For Mac has a new configuration option. In the configuration panel > Hardware > CPU & Memory > Advanced Settings > Hypervisor is a popup menu for:
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Can't move one folder from external HD to internal HD
So there is one folder that can't move from my external HD to my internal HD. There are many other folders that I have successfully moved, but this one is stubborn.
Every time I try to move it, I get ...
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Retina resolution in macOS guest in Parallels Desktop for Mac
Is there some way to enable Retina Display resolution on my MacBook Pro inside the macOS (Mac OS X) virtual machine (“guest OS”) on Parallels Desktop for Mac?
I am disappointed every time I switch ...
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Letter 'c' is randomly inputted by dragging mouse on Mac
I'm running Windows 8.1 on Parallels 10.4.0 for Mac. My issue is that every time I double click my mouse there is a 'c' character randomly inputted, which is very annoying. There is a solution from ...
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Windows 10 runs extremely slowly in Parallels 10
I'm running Parallels 10 on a 2014 MacBook Pro with OS X El Capitan (10.11.6). I have five virtual machines set up for various versions of Windows (7, 8, and 10).
For some reason, my Windows 10 VM ...
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Parallels desktop virtual machines cannot communicate when Mac has no network connection
I have two virtual machines running on Parallels desktop (v11 if that makes a difference). They are operating in Shared network mode.
When I have a wireless or Bluetooth network connection they can ...
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Best mouse for a Windows Developer who uses OS X+Parallels [duplicate]
I love using Macbook Pros for my professional work and general life use. However, by trade I'm a software engineer for all-things Windows/Microsoft based.
As such, I run my Windows VMs in Parallels ...
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