Merging Snapshots

If your virtual machine has several snapshots, and you want to delete all except the last one, Parallels Image Tool provides the simplest way to merge them.

To merge snapshots of a virtual machine:

1. Start Parallels Image Tool.
2. In the Introduction window, click Continue .
3. In the Source Virtual Disk Image File window, specify the hard disk image file used by the virtual machine whose snapshots you want to merge, and click Continue . You may type the path and file name or use the Choose button to locate the file. The virtual hard disk image file can be found inside the virtual machine's PVM bundle. PVM bundles are stored by default:
   • in the /<Username>/Documents/Parallels/ folder in Mac OS X.
   • in the C:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\My Documents\Parallels\ folder in the Windows primary OS.
   • in the /<username>/parallels directory in the Linux primary OS.

     Note: The virtual machine using this virtual hard disk should be stopped before proceeding.

4. In the Select Action window, choose Manage disk properties , and click Continue .

   

5. In the Select Operations window, select Merge snapshots and click Start . You can select other options as well.

   The information from all the snapshots will be merged to the last one, and all the other snapshots will be deleted. Parallels Image Tool does not change the snapshots tree in Snapshot Manager, so if you attempt to revert to any snapshot of the tree, it will be no longer accessible, and you can remove it manually.

   

6. You can view the operation progress in the Processing the File window. The operation cannot be cancelled.
7. After the snapshots are merged, the Execution is Completed window appears. Click Finish to close the assistant.

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