How do I fully delete Parallels?

icedbullet · 27 Aug 2010 at 12:32

Hey all

I installed parallels on my Macbook pro yesterday to test it out. I found I didn't like it and preferred bootcamp for my windows tasks. I installed the Win7 virtual machine with 64GB space on my HDD.

I followed the uninstallation instructions, which was to use the uninstaller on the installation .dmg file. That went well and the program was uninstalled, the uninstaller did warn me that all other files like the win7 OS would be left on my HDD. I tracked down the Parallels folder to my documents and deleted that (7GB, which I'm assuming may have been Win7 files) but I'm still missing a fair chunk of my HDD space.

Does anyone know how I can reclaim the space taken by the virtual machine?

FreeStream · 27 Aug 2010 at 12:35

VMware stores the virtual machines in documents, so I assume Parallels does the same?

icedbullet · 27 Aug 2010 at 12:50

Yeah I deleted the Parallels folder from my documents, it was 7GB. There is still around 50GB missing space from my HDD

FreeStream · 27 Aug 2010 at 13:13

Well im not entirely sure what else parallels could have stored :s

In Finder preferences tick the "Show Folder Sizes" and try and locate it that way?

SiriusB · 27 Aug 2010 at 14:01

Use Disk Inventory X and it will give you a visual representation of file/folder sizes.

I use Parallels and I haven't lost any mystery disk space - certainly not 50GB.

jonislost · 27 Aug 2010 at 14:04

Go into disk utility and checkout what partitions there are. Sounds more like a partition than residual files. Like Sirius, I use parallels and haven't lost space.

NickK · 29 Aug 2010 at 10:11

Get yourself the opensource application called Grand Perspective.

It will show you what is taking up your 50GB:

If that doesn't help then it sounds like a partition but 50GB is a large amount.