

Looking at the drive’s properties (right-click on the respective drive > Get Info) it may appear as though there is a lot of free space available, however keep in mind that when calculating available space macOS includes so called purgeable space that is not actually free but can potentially be freed up by the system. When trying to unarchive a virtual machine, the following message may pop up, meaning that you should free up some disk space. Troubleshooting Not enough free disk space To do that, click Parallels icon || > Control Center > right-click on the archived virtual machine > Unarchive, and in the prompt dialog box click Unarchive. To start an archived virtual machine, first you should unarchive it. To archive a virtual machine, click Parallels icon || > Control Center > right-click on the virtual machine > Archive, and in the prompt dialog box click Archive.Īrchived virtual machines cannot be started. Note: a virtual machine cannot be archived if it's paused or running.
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Note: This functionality is available in Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro and Business Editions only.


If you seldom use a virtual machine or do not use it at all, archive it to make the virtual machine occupy significantly less disk space on the Mac's hard disk. If you have two or more virtual machines, you may notice that there's not enough space on your Mac. Archiving and Unarchiving a Virtual Machine
