Removing a Virtual Machine

If you don't need a virtual machine any more, you can permanently remove it from your Mac:

Warning: Before removing, check that none of the virtual machine files (e.g. virtual hard drives) are used by other virtual machines. If you remove a Boot Camp virtual machine, the Boot Camp partition with Windows installed remains available on your Mac.

1. Shut down the virtual machine if it is running, right-click in the virtual machine window and choose Remove. You can also click File > Remove or right-click this virtual machine in the Control Center and choose Remove.

2. Click Move to Trash.

Remove a Virtual Machine from the Control Center

To temporarily remove a virtual machine from Control Center:

1. Shut down the virtual machine if it is running, right-click in the virtual machine window and choose Remove. You can also click File > Remove or right-click this virtual machine in the Control Center and choose Remove.

2. Click Keep Files.

When you need this virtual machine again, you can easily import it in Parallels Desktop.