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parallels

  1. Sovon Halder

    How Do I Uninstall parallels ?

    It's like a virus that won't go away. I tried everything their website recommended for proper uninstallation. Moreover I took time and deleted everything that I could find in various folders within ~/Library Still every time I open context menu, the crap is there.. And clicking on those...
  2. D

    Which iMac 2019 for Xcode and Parallels?

    Hi fellow users, I am looking to buy a new iMac in the next month or two. Now that Apple has refreshed the iMac lineup with 6-core CPUs, I was thinking of getting rid of my "old" base MacBook Pro 2016 (w/o TouchBar) and an external monitor and getting the new iMac instead with some money to be...
  3. A

    Advice on the best MacBook for using a virtual machine

    Hey guys! I'm choosing a new MacBook and persist in a quiet a confusion after several days of reading and thinking. :) I choose between 2018 rMBA and 2018 13' tbMBP. And specific configurations. The cornerstone of Mac's resources use is that I'm unfortunately forced to use a single (damn!)...
  4. J

    Chrome in Parallels on Mojave not working--fix is disable Hardware Acceleration

    I just created a Parallels VM for macOS and upgraded it to Mojave. At first I found that Chrome did not work. Main things that fail: 1. Significant parts of web pages on any web site do not display. 2. Cannot enter into fields. In particular cannot enter into the address bar. What seems to...
  5. M

    Which Mac to buy for Premiere Pro and Web Design?

    Hi I am new to the forum as was not sure who to ask for quality advice, hopefully someone can help me out. I have a macbook pro currently and love it, however, I have since bought a Gopro 7, so instead of editing 1080 footage and being just about OK, 4k has completely battered my machine. I...
  6. J

    2018 MacBook Pro parallels running solidworks

    ]So I’m thinking of replacing my trustworthy mid 2014 MacBook Pro with one of the new models but I’m struggling to figure out if it runs parallels smoothly or not. with 16gb or ram split in half so 7 or 8gb for parallels and the rest in mac os. I am a Product design student and have to work a...
  7. C

    Virtualisation on external USB3.0 SSD

    Currently I have two MacBook Pros (the below models): 15" Mid-July 2014, Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD model 13" Mid-July 2017, Core i5, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD with TouchBar model A BootCamp partition of 250GB SSD is installed on both MacBooks to run Visual Studio 2017 (full installation of around...
  8. E

    Parallels & Quickbooks on an iMac

    Have you ever installed Parallels, Windows 7 Prof and Quickbooks on an iMac, more specifically in an Apple network? If so, please raise your hand. I want to know if this works. A Mac business tech a few years ago said that for our <10 user network we could use a MacMini as our file server...
  9. dvvdv

    Which Linux Distro?

    I've finished setting up my Ubuntu 17.10, which is awesome! Parallels being the superior choice, I'm just wondering what should I choose as my next Linux Distro? All suggestions are welcome, thanks. Here's a screenshot as an example of what I might be interested in:
  10. OBirder

    iMac Pro - Parallels or VMware Fusion

    While I used Macbook and iOS devices for quite a while, I just moved as my main machine from a 6 core i7 Windows to iMac Pro (10 core, 64 GB RAM). I couldn't be happier with the switch with the power of the machine and how quiet it is. However I have instances where I still need some Windows...
  11. scipiopublius

    Bootcamp or Parallels for Fallout: New Vegas

    Greetings, Long time lurker, first time poster. So the dream has been to play Fallout 3, New Vegas, Skyrim, et al on a PC with all the mods I can find. But I am a second generation Mac user. So I got a new Mac last year: iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) 4 GHz Intel Core i7 32 GB 1867 MHz...
  12. A

    Parallels 13.1 - unable to install macOS Sierra

    Hi, I've got Parallels 13.1 installed on High Sierra and Im unable to install macOS Sierra into a VM. I keep on receiving this error: macOS could not be installed on your computer POSIX reports: The operation couldn't be completed. No such file or directory. Quit the installer to restart...
  13. al404

    Paralles 10 on High Sierra, does it work?

    I really hate Parallels, I just switch to VMWare but i have a really complicated windows XP Parallels VM that i need for work at least till the end of this year. The VM is under parallels but VmWare fails to convert the VM, I have to try after Fusion 10 upgrade So I need to be sure that it...
  14. X

    Windows VPN on Mac - please help!

    Hi all, I bought a new iMac 27" 2017 top spec, I love it! Migrating over from Windows. What a revelation, took me a couple of weeks to get used to it. My issue is that I need to log in to my Windows server at Work. VMWare Fusion 8.5.8, Trialled this for free for a month with Windows 10 64...
  15. J

    Resolved Anyone using CrossOver with Nvivo?

    I'd like to be able to use the Windows version of Nvivo on my mac. I've installed the trial version of CrossOver but so far I can't make it work with Nvivo. I might be a glitch from my side, I've contacted support. Does anyone have experiences with CrossOver and Nvivo? How does it work/ is it...
  16. N

    Parallels vs Bootcamp and storage advice

    So my Mac Pro is sitting in the living room. I'm usually working with my MBP 13" in my office, and sometimes I use Mac Pro's better specs to perform calculations. I connect there through a VNC-like program. The calculations are sadly done in Windows only.:( I thought I could get one of these...
  17. Tipsy McStagger

    Can't create parallels VM from bootcamp

    Hi all, I have been running windows 10 in bootcamp and have had a VM from parallels for some time. It's been working well until recently I tried to boot the VM and it gave me an error (don't remember what it was). I deleted the VM thinking I'd recreate it but now I don't have the option to...
  18. NotABigTruck

    Virtualization software for New Macbook Pro

    I will very likely be using a new 15" Pro soon and will be using 2 VMs or possibly 3 depending on how smoothly I can get 2 to run. I do security work and want to experiment with tools in different OSes. Root OS being MacOS, then possibly 2 flavors of Linux (Kali & undecided) and probably Windows...
  19. C

    Battery Life running Parallels on 2016 MBP

    Hi all, so I wonder what people's experience has been running Windows 10 using parallels on a MBP 2016. Am I correct in assuming battery life would not be much different with parallels running windows 10 vs bootcamp? My observation has been that bootcamp battery life is pretty weak. Thoughts...
  20. phrehdd

    2016 - VMware Fusion vs Parallels vs...

    I am just curious as to what folks here are using for hosts for virtual Windows (7-10) machines here and if they found any challenges or peculiarities. I'll start by saying that the Parallels interface is more "Mac friendly" and that Fusion is more streamline if not Spartan in appearance. One...