Hello Mark,
I am sorry for the delay.
Here is the answer given by developers:
There is no easy way to restore the information from your virtual hard disk. If you can ask an IT specialist for help, you should modify the DiskDescriptor.xml file contents (the file is stored in the .hdd package). The DiskDescriptor.xml file contents must correspond the virtual hard disk package contents (disk size, cylinders, heads, .hds files etc.)
One more suggestion: please check if you have a hidden lock file in the .hdd package. Deleting it might solve the problem.
To find out if there is a lock file run this command in Terminal:
ls -la ~/Documents/Parallels/<Your VM folder>/<Your .hdd name>.hdd/
If you will see the .DiskDescriptor.xml.lock file in the output, run the following command:
rm ~/Documents/Parallels/<Your VM folder>/<Your .hdd name>.hdd/.DiskDescriptor.xml.lock
Best regards,
Xenos
Last edited: Mar 20, 2008