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Parallels- How to Increase Disk Space

DogCatMSMac

DogCatMSMac

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Have a new iMac R5K. Have installed Parallels and was importing files into the Windows section, have hit a 67GB limit that Parallels recognizes as the Windows section. The Help pages for Parallels show things that don't exist in these menus to increase disk size. How does one increase disk size for Windows, will want to go at least 500GB? Thanks for any help.
 
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nerowolfe

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Via "Edit..."
 
DogCatMSMac

DogCatMSMac

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The problem is that no matter what I do the Edit button is always greyed out. I have a licensed copy of the latest version.
 
DogCatMSMac

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No, its not locked. There are always messages above the Harware edit box saying things like 'To be able to change this page, resume the virtual machine and then shut it down.' I've tried opening Widows, then closing it in every combination I can think of with no change.
 
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DogCatMSMac

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Thanks for your help, I have an item in with Parallels, I'm going to call it quits for today.
 
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nerowolfe

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That's unusual. "Command + Q" followed by choosing shutdown should properly close the virtual machine, which allows PD to edit the size as desired.

1. Give the following a try. Locate the VM file and copy it, then paste it to another location. Add the new copy to PD using "open" and see if you can edit its size successfully.

2. Press "Command + R" and type "msconfig". Under "boot" and check off "safe boot" and leave it on "minimal". Press OK and restart. Once restarted, try shutting down the machine via "Command + Q" and choosing shut down. Give editing VM size a try.
 
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bubbleboil

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DogCatMSMac said:
No, its not locked. There are always messages above the Harware edit box saying things like 'To be able to change this page, resume the virtual machine and then shut it down.' I've tried opening Widows, then closing it in every combination I can think of with no change.
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Shut down the windows properly, then launch parallel without opening windows, right click on Yr window and configure.
 
DogCatMSMac

DogCatMSMac

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Control + Q did it, guess it was not being shut down properly before. Thanks
 
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