Running OS 10.8 on Parallels 13

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  1. DelphineJ

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    Hello, I would like ti purchase Parrallels 13 to run it on High Sierra together with 10.8.
    Can you confirm that Parallels 13 works with OS 10.8 ?
    Thanks !
     
  2. AJ@Parallels

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    Hello DelphineJ, Are you trying to install Mac OSX 10.8 as a virtual machine in Parallels Desktop 13?
     
  3. DelphineJ

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    Yes. I would like to run on High Sierra and have 10.8 also available to run some of my apps
     
  4. AJ@Parallels

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    Yes, you can run OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.x as a virtual machine in Parallels Desktop 13 installed in high Sierra.
     
  5. DelphineJ

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    Thank you very much.
    I want to make partition on the internal disk for 10.8.
    How should I proceed ?
    Should I make the partition and install 10.8 system in it first or should I install Parallels 13 first ?
     
  6. AJ@Parallels

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    You have to install it inside Parallels Desktop using the recovery partition or the installation USB stick.
     
  7. DelphineJ

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    Ok. I don't have a recovery partition or USB stick. But it is my computer's native system and I'm still running on it now so it's saved on TimeMachine.
    So I will upgrade to Hi Sierra and then recover it from TimeMachine via Parallels Desktop. Would that do ?
     
  8. DelphineJ

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    "it" meaning "10.8 system" in my message

    is it the same process if I decide to install the virtual 10.8 system on an external drive ? (might be my best option so I would just upgrade now to 10.13 without partitioning) ?
     

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