How do I delete Parallels from my OS

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How do I delete Parallels from my OS

I have moved away from Quicken and now will be able to get rid of Parallels Desktop on my MacBook Pro.

How best to remove Parallels and Windows 7 from my OS? My desire is to remove Parallels and Windows 7 and its applications totally.

The Parallels web site has two sets of instructions, one for removing the virtual machine and the another for removing Parallels Desktop.

I also have Clean My Mac 3. Not sure where to start to get a clean removal.

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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Dec 9, 2015 5:40 PM

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Answer 1

MlchaelLAX

Level 4

2,303 points

Dec 16, 2015 11:32 AM in response to Longknife23

I don't image that Parallels is taking up that much space and keeping it can have helpful consequences in the future.

I rarely, but still use my Windows XP environment.

Another example is that to test Quicken 2016, I needed to run it in Yosemite or El Capitan. Being happy with Lion on my Mac Mini since I purchased it in 2011, I decided to create a Yosemite environment in Parallels and run Quicken 2016 there:

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Longknife23 Author

Level 1

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Dec 16, 2015 10:01 PM in response to MlchaelLAX

I downloaded the Parallels Desktop 10 DMG file. I opened it and there is no option to uninstall, only to install.

Any suggestions?

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Answer 3

leroydouglas

Level 10

204,838 points

Dec 16, 2015 10:43 PM in response to Longknife23

Note: You can also download, extract and execute this utility: PDremove.zip.

PDremove.app will remove Parallels Desktop (any version from 7 through 11) with all its cache and system files, except for the licensing information. Your virtual machines won’t be affected if they are stored in the usual location: