Backing Up a Virtual Machine

To back up a virtual machine, do the following:

1. Select a virtual machine in the Parallels Management Console sidebar and go to the Backup pane.
2. Click the New button. The Back Up Virtual Machine window will be displayed.

   

3. In this window, select the backup type:
   • Full . If the virtual machine has no backups at all, you will be able to choose only this backup type.
   • Incremental . This backup type is available only if the virtual machine has a full backup. An incremental backup contains only the files changed since the previous full or incremental backup.

   You can also add a short description to the backup.

4. Click OK .

Note: Backing up a virtual machine may take you some time. Do not work with the virtual machine until the procedure is over.