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Migrating Data to a New Virtual Machine

Apart from creating a new virtual machine from scratch with the help of New Virtual Machine Assistant, you can create it through migration using Parallels Transporter.

Parallels Transporter enables you to migrate selected volumes or the whole of a physical computer or a VMware, Virtual PC, and VirtualBox virtual machine into a Parallels virtual machine or Parallels virtual disk. Depending on what kind of computer you want to migrate, you can choose among several migration scenarios. For the detailed description and functions of these scenarios, refer to Using Parallels Transporter.

For your convenience, Parallels Transporter has two migration modes: express and advanced. With the express mode, you can easily and quickly migrate the needed computer into a Parallels virtual machine using the predefined settings. Or you may choose the advanced mode and define some of the settings during migration, such as the volumes you want to migrate or the type of destination output.

To learn more detailed information about the migration principles and benefits, you can refer either to the Using Parallels Transporter section or to Parallels Transporter User's Guide.

To create a new virtual machine through migration:

  1. Launch Parallels Desktop.
  2. From the File menu of Parallels Desktop, choose Run Parallels Transporter. Parallels Transporter opens.

    Note: You can also open Parallels Transporter from the following location: /Applications/Parallels.

  3. Follow the assistant's instructions. Parallels Transporter User's Guide will help you choose the migration scenario and will guide you through the migration assistant.

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