It has to complete on the first VM start.Īs you can see, converting VirtualBox to Parallels Desktop couldn‘t be easier! I hope this post was useful, and don’t forget to follow Parallels Support on Twitter. Now Parallels Desktop will convert your VirtualBox VM to its format.īelieve me or not, but…that’s it! Parallels Desktop will now start your VM and automatically install Parallels Tools-please don‘t interrupt this process. The Parallels Wizard will now show you the expected VM name and location (which you can change) and will prompt you to click Continue. Select your VirtualBox VM-you can simply type in “.vbox” in search box. You will see the New Virtual Machine Wizard once it’s set up:Ĭlick on the Parallels Desktop icon at the top of the navigation pane and select Open from the dropdown menu. Snapshots could interfere with the process of conversion. Step 1īefore converting your VirtualBox to Parallels Desktop, delete the snapshots (if any) in your VirtualBox VM. Instead, let me jump straight to the point. Functionality, stability and, of course, the variety of the features and cross-platform interaction. ![]() I’m not going to take a lot of time to tell you why you should switch. So let’s do it! Read on for the instructions on how to convert your existing VirtualBox VM to Parallels Desktop. Launch the new clone of your VM, and uninstall the VBox Guest Additions. ![]() Now that I know, I decided to write a blog about it to make all the steps even clearer. In the VirtualBox Manager, right-click on VM > Clone. It was then, while helping the customer, that I finally noticed the views count–wow, that’s a darn popular article! I hadn’t known how interesting this question is to our customers. For instance, recently, I helped a customer over the phone convert his virtual machine from VirtualBox to Parallels Desktop by simply going through the steps listed in the related KB article. ![]() While working with Parallels Desktop and helping our customers, I often go through our knowledgebase as the best source of product-related information. Guest blog by Sylvester Sebastian Nino, Parallels Support Team
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