Virtual Machine size is too large. Can it be reduced?

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by tami, Sep 11, 2018.

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  1. tami

    tami Junior Member

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    Parallels 12.
    Windows 7 - with latest updates installed.

    VM size is 46GB. VM size has grown over the years with every Windows update that was installed.
    The VM has some other software but the software installed on it cannot be so large in size - Quickbooks, Turbotax etc primarily.

    Can the Virtual Machine size be reduced?

    Thank you.
     
    tami, Sep 11, 2018
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  2. Sathiya@Parallels

    Sathiya@Parallels Guest

    Hello tami. Please refer this article to reduce the size of the virtual machine and free up disk space on the Mac. Note: We strongly recommend to take a backup of the virtual machine before trying the steps.
     
    Sathiya@Parallels, Oct 9, 2018
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  3. tami

    tami Junior Member

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    Thank you for the reply.
    It did not help however. Windows 7 is still 45GB or so after cleanup and compress :(
     
    tami, Oct 10, 2018
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  4. PaulChristopher@Parallels

    PaulChristopher@Parallels Product Expert Staff Member

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    Hi @tami, previous Windows installation package might have been one of the reasons why your Windows disk space is high. To fix it, you have to run "Disk Cleanup" as suggested in this article and keep us posted the results.
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, Oct 10, 2018
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  5. tami

    tami Junior Member

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    I have Windows 7, and I have chosen the option of Cleanup System Files.
    I guess I am stuck with the huge installation :(
     
    tami, Oct 11, 2018
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  6. Hemnath@Parallels

    Hemnath@Parallels Parallels Support

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    Just to confirm, you selected all the items in the space under 'Files to delete:' in the Disk Cleanup dialog window and then performed the cleanup?
     
    Hemnath@Parallels, Oct 11, 2018
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  7. tami

    tami Junior Member

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    I did that. Yes.
     
    tami, Oct 11, 2018
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  8. Hemnath@Parallels

    Hemnath@Parallels Parallels Support

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    If all the steps suggested in this thread have been followed to the letter, then I'm afraid the size of your VM is at its minimum.
     
    Hemnath@Parallels, Oct 13, 2018
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