snapshots

I'm not exactly sure how to classify my issue but I seem to be stuck in some sort of snapshot/disk space error loop. It started with deleting snapshots. I was able to cleanly delete one old snapshot (the oldest). I then wanted to delete another (the now oldest) - that one did not delete cleanly...

I have enabled SmartGuard on all my VMs, because I back them up using TimeMachine. However, SmartGuard usually waits for me to turn on the VM, and once it's up and running, prompts me to create a snapshot. Of course I can disable the prompts, but then it just takes the snapshot right away...

Hello, I cannot revert to a snapshot that I created. My host computer is mac OS 14.5 using an M1 Max chip, and the virtual machine I am using is macOS 14.6 with virtual M1 Max chip. The image of the VM was newly created by download macOS via Parallels. I am running Parallels Version 20.1.0 (55732).

Whenever I try to take a snapshot of a macOS Ventura (13.7), the Control Center shows a spinning circle for hours. It never completes. I thought Parallels 20 was supposed to support snapshots on M1 hardware? I've got 646 GB of free disk space on the host. That should be enough to take a...

Hello, does anyone know how to delete SnapShots with the least amount of extra disk space needed (if the disk got nearly full do to SnapShot's)? I understand, that a SnapShot takes up disk space and in order to delete a SnapShot the data of the SnapShot needs fist to be copied into the virtual...

Does anyone know if this info is still accurate reagarding snapshots?

I am cleaning up some VMs that I have used for test. However, I cannot find out which snapshot has been used to create which linked clone as the text in the snapshot just says "Snapshot for linked clone". When I look at the list of snapshots I can see that there is a red line across the link...

Creating the first Windows 11 snapshot is taking forever, for how long should I still wait to finish the snapshot? I am using a MacBook Pro M2 MacOS Ventura v13.5.2 and the VM is with Win11 HD size 27.65GB

Hello, I'm concerned that an automatic SmartGuard snapshot that takes place during Windows Update installation / Windows Update reboot / any reboot might cause curruption of the Snapshot chain or other forms of issues. Is this 100% safe? Would it not be better if SmartGuard were able to detect...

I just installed Parallels. I am trying to see how to create snapshots (sorry, if I'm confusing terminology with VMWare.) I'm running a macOS Ventura (ARM64) as a guest VM on the same type host OS. The manual says that the option to create snapshots is in the Actions menu. But in my case...

All - I have 2 VM's and never use snapshots. I had to make a few snapshots while having a problem with a Windows 7 update. I want to delete them. Can I delete from the Parallels software before starting up the W7 virtual machine? Or do I get W7 running then do it from the Toolbar?

Hi after upgrading from version 16 to 18 standard, I do not see how to take vm snapshot. I also do not see how to configure vm details and even after I installed the tools I do not see how to access host file system from the guest. Any idea why?

Hi My SSD is nearing capacity and I noticed that snapshots were using a significant amount of space according to the 'Windows 10' configuration', 'general' tab. Of course I checked out how to delete snapshots, as I figured I didn't need the older ones, pressed 'delete' and then waited hours for...

On one of my guest VMs, automatic snapshots used to occur at around 7:30 AM which is perfect because I begin work at 7 AM and start it up at that time. However, the snapshot time has since shifted down to about 5 AM. I have to leave the VM running if I want snapshots to be taken at all. Is...

Are snapshots working on M1 Monterey host with Monterey guest? This doc says no, but thought I would ask.

Hi, i think that could be a great feature the capability of delete all snapshots before a certain snapshot. It could be the "complementary" feature of deleting snapshot and all following snapshots. Thanks in advance

We continue to be delighted by the performance and usefulness of Parallels, Windows for Arm on M1 Macs. However, as a regular user of snapshots prior to the regular Windows preview updates, I was shocked to see that my Mac's Home folder was showing red with 27Gb free out of the 1Tb disk within...

I need to repair the Windows in a VM. M$ has a utility to fix it, but it requires 8GB of free space. I have already "cleaned" the disk of extraneous files, and I have increased the size of the virtual disk, but nothing seems to increase the free space on the C: drive. Any advice? Thanks!

Snapshots swell the size of my VM and periodically, when it is all running well, I like to pare down the size. I seem to recall a few versions ago that you used to be have the option to delete a Snapshot and all its "children" at once. Has that option disappeared?

I posted this as a bug/feature suggestion, but I realize I might be missing something: https://forum.parallels.com/threads/bug-parallels-smartguard-snapshots-should-process-one-at-a-time.353211/ Am I missing a setting or trick to prevent SmartGuard from kicking off a large number of snapshots...