#Export parallels to virtualbox for mac#
#Export parallels to virtualbox mac os x#

In addition: I didn't want to spend another 50$ for Parallels (i already bought versions 2 and 3 for Mac, should be enough), so i thought about alternatives on my PC running Windows XP as host. My mac is a 2Ghz Core2Duo Mac Book with 3GB Ram, my Pc is a 2.66 Core2Duo Dell with 2GB Ram and Parallels Workstation was way slower on the PC than unter OS X.

Equipt with a DVD and my image file from Parallels Desktop, i fired up the PC Version and after fiddling around with some pathes i can confirm that the Parallels Desktop 3.x vms are compatible with Parallels Workstation 2.x vms, at least a vm with a Debian OS inside.īut to me, performance was poor. So i downloaded a copy of Parallels Workstation to install it on my PC at work. Recently Dell had some very convenient offers on their PowerEdge machines and i could barely resist to buy one, but finally, i managed to: cut the crap, i don't want to have even more boxes standing around at home.īut i was thinking again: Whats better than one backup? Redundant backups 🙂

#Export parallels to virtualbox for mac#

vdi File To Parallels Workstation 9 For Macbook Proįor backup and testing purpose i keep a virtualized version of my webserver running under Parallels Desktop for Mac on my mac. vdi File To Parallels Workstation 9 For Mac Download vdi File To Parallels Workstation 9 For Mac Iso vdi File To Parallels Workstation 9 For Mac 7 Try to ensure that you give the virtual machine the same settings (such as RAM size) as you did in Parallels. Then click 'New' to create a new virtual machine, and select the correct operating system from the list. Add the disk file that you created, and click OK. Open VirtualBox, choose 'File' and then 'Virtual Disk Manager'.

#Export parallels to virtualbox mac os x#

Converting Parallels (VM) to (VirtualBox) Mac OS X For some curious that one day they might encounter this situation as I do, follow the procedure for converting a virtual machine that operates in Parallels to VirtualBox, a simple and practical way. Press 'Shift + right-click,' and then select the 'Open Command Prompt here' option. Once you are there, open the 'OVFTool' folder. To do that open the VMware folder located inside the 'Programs Files' folder in the C drive. To migrate from VMware to VirtualBox, you first need to export the VM in an.ovf file.