snapshots

Is it possible to opt-out of saving the current state every time on reverting to the previous snapshot, like it was in previous versions? On intense work with snapshots on multiple instances, this feature is quite annoying. It could be a checkbox in the same dialog window (see the screenshot)...

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...

When Parallels kicks off a round of SmartGuard snapshots, it does not prevent a large number of snapshots from firing concurrently. Parallels should add snapshot tasks to a queue and only process ONE snapshot at a time for any given storage device. This will reduce the total time needed to...

I would like the ability to set weekly or monthly backups. The only backup duration is in hours... Backing up everyday is too often for me. Thats just gonna wear out my SSD. I don't even open my VM everyday.

Parallels has been "deleting snapshot" for more than 24 hours. () I'm willing to lose all my snapshots if I can get Parallels to boot Windows 10 again. Will it work if I "Force Quit" Parallels and then manually delete all Parallels snapshots (e.g., delete __.pvm/Snapshots folder and...

I think this only concerns Japanese users. I have a snapshot made at regular intervals. The ability to do so is a very important feature of Parallels Desktop for me. However, I primarily work in the Japanese environment. When you type Japanese, you are constantly hitting the Return key to...

Hi, I have a Win 7 HDD running under parallels 14 on my iMac. Since I need additional space, I tried to resize the VMs HDD. But this fails. I get the Message "Properties of this HDD cound not be changed because there are one or more snapshots". If I go to "Snapshot", there are none! But f I go...

Hello everyone, When I am working on Windows guest with time machine running the backup disk will fill up pretty quickly. I have the Smart Guard option with Time Machine optimisation activated, so it helps a bit, but I wanted to know if it is possible to force Time Machine to backup only the...

Both from backup, and internal storage optimization points of view, it will make lots of sense to create snapshots on external media: Have the VM itself on the Macs internal disk, and once the external backup disk is connected, create a snapshot and store on the external disk. Just like...

I have SmartGuard set to retain 5 snapshots which is the last three daily, the last weekly, and the last monthly. That used to work, but without changing any settings, SmartGuard simply stopped deleting snapshots. By the time my VM file had grown so large that the drive it's on was running out...

I had a VM on an external USB3 SSD drive but when I went to change the video configuration, the machine crashed hard. Now when I try to restart, I get a black screen asking for a windows install disc a status 0xc000000e Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible...

It is useful to have the SmartGuard system managing snaphots and maintaining a maximum of N Smartguard snapshots at any given time. However, sometimes it's desirable to take snapshots at critical points in time. Currently this can only be done by manually taking a non-smartguard snapshots, which...

Currently SmartGuard's automatic snapshot process initiates on its own schedule which is not under user control. Sometimes, when the user is in the middle of deleting one or more snapshots via the "Manage Snapshots" dialog, the SmartGuard process will initiate. If the snapshot currently being...

Why does nothing happen when I use Actions>Revert to Snapshot? When I load a VM with a number of Snapshots already present and I then want to go back to a previous Snapshot I seem to have 2 options: 1. I can select a particular Snapshot from the Control Panel and click on the Delete button 2. I...

I've recently purchased Parallels and after a few days I created manual snapshots for a VM. Anyway, when the VM failed I wanted to go back so opened the snapshot and select the one to the right - wrong! BIG mistake. The snapshot window defaults to a size that hides the additional snapshots, so I...

It would be useful to be able to include text from the previous snapshot automatically in the Description area of a new snapshot (like including an email in a reply). Maybe optionally tag it with the date and name of the previous snapshot. This would create a log or history or heritage of the...