Using an External Storage Device
To import your data from a PC using an external storage device:
- Connect an external storage device to your Windows PC.
- On the Windows PC, open Parallels Transporter Agent by clicking the Start menu and choosing All Applications > Parallels > Parallels Transporter Agent .
- Select External storage and click Continue . Parallels Transporter Agent collects information about the Windows PC.
- If you want to log in to Windows automatically whenever you start up Windows, select Enable Automatic Logon and specify the Administrator's password. When ready, click Continue .
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Choose what you want to transfer;
- System only : this option allows you to transfer the operating system and applications only.
- System and documents : this option allows you to transfer the operating system, applications, and user's files like pictures, documents, downloads, music, videos, etc.
- If you choose System only in step 5, you will have to use Apple Migration Assistant to transfer the user's files.
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Choose where you want to store your data. You can also click
Customize
and select which Windows volumes to migrate.
When ready, click Continue .
- In the next step there's a warning about Windows activation that might be required when you start using it. To proceed, read this message, select I want to continue and click Continue .
- Once the migration is complete, click Done to quit Parallels Transporter Agent.
- Disconnect the storage device from the Windows PC and connect it to your Mac.
- On your Mac, open Parallels Desktop and choose File > New .
- Select Transfer Windows from a PC and click Continue .
- Select External storage and click Continue .
- Parallels Desktop scans the connected storages for the newly created virtual machine. If Parallels Desktop cannot find it, select the virtual machine manually. Then click Continue .
- Choose where you want to install Windows and your data, and then click Continue .
- Once the transfer is complete, click Done .
- Start Windows .
- When Windows boots up, choose Actions > Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions.